Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase of the lawsuit filed by Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake urges support for Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, Monday, March 18, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio. in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a
The court had already rejected her motion to dismiss the case, and the Arizona Supreme Court declined to take her appeal. While declining to defend her statements in court, Lake maintains she was truthful and says she wants to avoid spending time and money on a protracted legal process. She questioned whether Richer can prove that he was harmed by her statements and demanded he release his medical and psychological records.Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
There has been considerable speculation in Arizona and in Washington about whether discovery in the defamation case would unearth damaging or embarrassing communications that could affect Lake’s Senate campaign. Lake and her aides have secretly recorded conversations, including one where the former state GOP leaderRicher told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he will still demand records from Lake to prove damages.
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