Kari Lake continues to defame me. Here's why I'm suing her for it

Following her loss in the November 2022 election, Lake alleged that I intentionally printed 19-inch images on 20-inch ballots for the purposes of sabotaging the election.

If that wasn’t enough, she also asserted that I inserted more than 300,000 invalid ballots into the county’s vote count to “steal” the election from her.

Both allegations are completely false.


Good. I hope he wins. She not only defames Richer, she defames every election worker in our state.

Judge rejects Kari Lake’s bid to dismiss Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her​

Kari Lake loses in court. Must be a day ending in -y.

A judge on Wednesday denied Kari Lake’s bid to dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her, noting that the former gubernatorial candidate’s claims of election-related malfeasance are “provably false.”

Richer is also seeking unspecified monetary damages, saying he has faced death threats and has spent thousands of dollars on home security.

Maricopa Superior Court Judge Jay Ryan Adleman rejected the argument by Lake’s attorneys that her rhetoric after her 2022 loss to Katie Hobbs was mere hyperbole.

essentialsaltes said:

Judge rejects Kari Lake’s bid to dismiss Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her​

Kari Lake loses in court. Must be a day ending in -y.

A judge on Wednesday denied Kari Lake’s bid to dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her, noting that the former gubernatorial candidate’s claims of election-related malfeasance are “provably false.”

Richer is also seeking unspecified monetary damages, saying he has faced death threats and has spent thousands of dollars on home security.

Maricopa Superior Court Judge Jay Ryan Adleman rejected the argument by Lake’s attorneys that her rhetoric after her 2022 loss to Katie Hobbs was mere hyperbole.

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Don't worry about Kari, she'll just feed this into her Senate campaign to compare herself to Trump -- how they are "out to get her" and the rigged "deep state" is not only hiding election interference but finding her guilty of defamation for pointing out the "truth."

SimplyMe said:

Don't worry about Kari, she'll just feed this into her Senate campaign to compare herself to Trump -- how they are "out to get her" and the rigged "deep state" is not only hiding election interference but finding her guilty of defamation for pointing out the "truth."

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And the red hats will throw money at her.

From March:

Kari Lake declines to defend her statements in a defamation case​

Richer and Lake are both Republicans, and his lawsuit marked an aggressive step by Richer to confront Lake’s election claims – which have been rejected by the courts.

Lawyers defending Lake, her gubernatorial campaign and an aligned nonprofit group on Tuesday asked a judge to schedule a hearing to determine what, if any, damages are owed to Richer.

“After months of doubling down and defending their lies across Arizona, in the media, and on social media, when push came to shove, the Defendants decided to completely back down and concede that their lies were just that: lies,” [Richer] said.

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Apparently we're still in the finding out [how much money Lake owes him] phase
From July:

Prominent Republicans subpoenaed in Kari Lake defamation case brought by Stephen Richer​

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an outspoken election denier, is one of a few Republicans getting subpoenaed in an ongoing defamation case against former GOP gubernatorial candidate (and current Senate hopeful) Kari Lake.

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In more recent news, Lake has won the GOP primary to run for Senate.
Richer has lost his Republican primary to be reelected as the election official in Maricopa County.

Arizona county official who took on election skeptics loses primary​

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer lost the Republican primary to state Rep. Justin Heap, who has voted for legislation rooted in false information about elections.

A top Republican election official in Arizona’s most populous county known for his vigorous defense of elections lost his primary Tuesday to a state lawmaker who called elections in the county “a laughingstock.”

Richer congratulated Heap on his win Wednesday morning, writing on X: “Elections have winners and, sadly, losers. And in this one, it looks like I’m going to end up on the losing side of the column. But that’s the name of the game. Accept it. Move on.”

In the November general election, Heap will face Democrat Tim Stringham, a U.S. Army and Navy veteran and political newcomer who is campaigning on a promise to “safeguard our elections” and “ensure that each eligible citizen gets to vote in a safe, secure and convenient way and that each vote will be counted fairly and transparently.” That race is expected to be competitive, political analysts say. Stringham is now asking Richer’s supporters to coalesce behind him.

“If you voted for Stephen Richer, I imagine you did so because of his honesty in the face of lies over the last four years,” Stringham wrote on X. “I’m asking you to continue to vote for the honest candidate.”

Richer was endorsed by several traditional Republicans, including former governors Doug Ducey and Jan Brewer.

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“If you voted for Stephen Richer, I imagine you did so because of his honesty in the face of lies over the last four years,” Stringham wrote on X. “I’m asking you to continue to vote for the honest candidate.”

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..the GOP primary voters shot themselves again. I would have voted for Richer.....now I have no choice by to vote for the Democrat in the general election. I *really* don't want a self declared Trump loyalist overseeing Maricopa County elections.

Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official​

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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who brought the lawsuitagainst Lake, her husband and others, said in a text message Sunday that “both sides are satisfied with the result.”

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She has not conceded [the Senate race] to [Ruben] Gallego, nor has she contested the outcome.

Richer lost his reelection campaign in the primary this summer to a Republican attorney and state lawmaker who voted for legislation that grew out of false election theories and who was endorsed by Lake.