Phoenix County Recorder Stephen Richer filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday, alleging a former TV news anchor defamed former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race. .
Richer and Lake, both Republicans, had a feud that lasted for days and months after the 2022 election because Lake repeatedly refused to concede to the incumbent Governor Richer in the gubernatorial race. Katie Hobbs (Democrat).
Lake was one of the most prominent election deniers of the 2022 election cycle, claiming the 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump and that the 2022 election was similarly rigged. To date, there is no evidence to support either claim.
Richer suit Names Lake and her Political Action Committee, the Kari Lake Arizona Fund and the Arizona Relief Fund, alleging they are “engaging in a joint campaign to defame, intimidate and isolate me.” he said in a statement. Arizona Republic Opinion.
Mr. Richer’s role as Maricopa County Recorder was to oversee the truthfulness of the voter rolls, assist in the production of ballots, and assist in the administration of elections within the county.
The complaint alleges that Lake consistently and systematically lied about Ms. Richer’s actions, resulting in numerous harassment and death threats.
https://grassroots50.com/maricopa-count ... efamation/
Stephen Richer, a Republican, has finally had enough of Kari Lake lying about him.
Kari Lake can now put up or shut up.
What's ironic is that if you look at her state and how it voted elsewhere on the ticket all Kari Lake had to do is be a bit less batshit crazy and she would have walked into the Governor's mansion without a problem.
She had name recognition, she was a Christian Conservative running in a race where Christian Conservatives were practically guaranteed a 8 point victory. What lost the election for Kari Lake was Kari Lake.