Arizona Republican election official sues Kari Lake for defamation

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JONATHAN J. COOPER today

PHOENIX (AP) — A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 race for governor because of fraud.

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he’s faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of lies spread by Lake, including death threats and the loss of friendships.

“Rather than accept political defeat, rather than get a new job, she has sought to undermine confidence in our elections and has mobilized millions of her followers against me,” Richer wrote in an op-ed in The Arizona Republic.

Lake is a former Phoenix television news anchor who quickly built an enthusiastic political following as a loyal supporter of former President Donald Trump and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. She went on to narrowly lose her own race for Arizona governor last year along with a lawsuit challenging the results.




Read more: https://apnews.com/article/kari-lake-stephen-richer-defamation-lawsuit-9fe16e97b16edb8901171593cc399bf9

[KarenS]

1. Hope he wins,,,,, n/t

[WinstonSmith4740]

4. Let's hope so.

But he certainly should. Hopefully she'll learn the same thing TFG is about to...facts are facts, and it doesn't matter what fantasy you've thought up in your fevered imagination. And since they've both proven neither one of them can keep their damn mouths shut, they've provided all the necessary evidence against themselves.

[mountain grammy]

2. I watched Richer testify yesterday in the Eastman disbarment hearing in CA.

He might be one of the last honest, personable, decent republicans left on earth.

When asked if he believed the 2020 election in Maricopa County was fair and accurate, he said 'I have trouble with the word 'believe' I 'know' the 2020 election was fair and accurate!"

When Eastman's lawyers asked him questions, he noticably winced. He told the truth, dammit, something few republicans will ever do!

[hibbing]

3. Well, at least the article identifies it as the lie it is

I'm actually kind of shocked they did not instead use "claims he won" or some other language the softens the LIE.

Peace

[Warpy]

5. YES! First of many, I sincerely hope

These lying shitbags won't stop until someone stops them.

I sincerely hope part of the process is finding out who is bankrolling this delusional twit.

[flying_wahini]

6. I want her in jail. Bigly.

[NowISeetheLight]

7. Cleaners

Take her to the cleaners!

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/kari-lake-defamation-lawsuit-arizona-maricopa-rcna90849

[The Grand Illuminist]

8. These lawsuits might have, in a small yet noticeable, chance of turning against us electorally.

If the right spins these cases into frivolous lawsuits through patricizing the situations.

[Kennah]

9. Rat! Fight! Rat! Fight! Rat! Fight!