Legal representatives acting on behalf of Kari Lake, a candidate for the Arizona Senate, have made the decision to abandon the defamation lawsuit filed against her. They have opted not to challenge the accusations that she made defamatory statements against a state election worker after the 2022 election.
In the previous year, Stephen Richer, a Republican Maricopa County Recorder, initiated legal proceedings against Lake, accusing her of slander. Following her defeat in the 2022 Arizona governor race, Lake adamantly refused to accept the outcome and levied accusations of electoral fraud.
The complaint contends that Lake constantly and repeatedly made fraudulent assertions about Richer's actions as recorder, leading to his exposure to harassment and a multitude of threats to his well-being. Richer asserts that Lake made baseless allegations on the act of tampering with ballot boxes by inserting 300,000 fraudulent votes, as well as deliberately causing ambiguity on the ballot as the recorder.
"Since the initiation of the legal action in the previous year, I have experienced a distressing duration of seven months characterized by persistent harassment, intimidation, and threats directed at both myself and the safety of my family." "The defendants in this case have been disseminating inaccurate information about me, my work, and our elections," said Richer.
The court brief presented on Tuesday does not contest Richer's accusations. The request for an expedited hearing is filed to evaluate the magnitude of the damages. Richer presented the filing as proof of misconduct.
"I am unable to defend and I have no intention of defending," he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I will obtain the appropriate recompense for my actions." However, she withheld the facts from the vast multitude of individuals.
"Certainly not the multitude of benevolent individuals who contributed to 'sustain the fight'." "Not the individuals who were incarcerated due to their unwavering belief in Kari's deception," he continued. "Those individuals will be denied the acknowledgment they are entitled to."
However, Lake disregarded the filing as a rejection to participate in what she described as a "political witch hunt" and a "frivolous" lawsuit, firmly refusing to admit any guilt.
“Washington, D.C. operates on blackmail and bribes. Since they can’t blackmail or bribe me, they’ve resorted to filing a punishing lawsuit to try to stop me and bleed me dry. They’re threatening to take everything I own. What they don’t realize is even if they leave me, my husband and children homeless and penniless, that won’t stop us. Engaging in this lawsuit would merely legitimize this misrepresentation of our legal system and empower disruptive individuals to interfere in our forthcoming election," she said. "I decline to participate," she said in a video message.
Lake is competing with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) for the position of the departing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Gallego presently has a marginal advantage against Lake in the first polls, making this race a pivotal battlefield for both political parties in their efforts to capture control of the Senate.
In the previous year, Stephen Richer, a Republican Maricopa County Recorder, initiated legal proceedings against Lake, accusing her of slander. Following her defeat in the 2022 Arizona governor race, Lake adamantly refused to accept the outcome and levied accusations of electoral fraud.
The complaint contends that Lake constantly and repeatedly made fraudulent assertions about Richer's actions as recorder, leading to his exposure to harassment and a multitude of threats to his well-being. Richer asserts that Lake made baseless allegations on the act of tampering with ballot boxes by inserting 300,000 fraudulent votes, as well as deliberately causing ambiguity on the ballot as the recorder.
"Since the initiation of the legal action in the previous year, I have experienced a distressing duration of seven months characterized by persistent harassment, intimidation, and threats directed at both myself and the safety of my family." "The defendants in this case have been disseminating inaccurate information about me, my work, and our elections," said Richer.
The court brief presented on Tuesday does not contest Richer's accusations. The request for an expedited hearing is filed to evaluate the magnitude of the damages. Richer presented the filing as proof of misconduct.
"I am unable to defend and I have no intention of defending," he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "I will obtain the appropriate recompense for my actions." However, she withheld the facts from the vast multitude of individuals.
"Certainly not the multitude of benevolent individuals who contributed to 'sustain the fight'." "Not the individuals who were incarcerated due to their unwavering belief in Kari's deception," he continued. "Those individuals will be denied the acknowledgment they are entitled to."
However, Lake disregarded the filing as a rejection to participate in what she described as a "political witch hunt" and a "frivolous" lawsuit, firmly refusing to admit any guilt.
“Washington, D.C. operates on blackmail and bribes. Since they can’t blackmail or bribe me, they’ve resorted to filing a punishing lawsuit to try to stop me and bleed me dry. They’re threatening to take everything I own. What they don’t realize is even if they leave me, my husband and children homeless and penniless, that won’t stop us. Engaging in this lawsuit would merely legitimize this misrepresentation of our legal system and empower disruptive individuals to interfere in our forthcoming election," she said. "I decline to participate," she said in a video message.
Lake is competing with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) for the position of the departing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). Gallego presently has a marginal advantage against Lake in the first polls, making this race a pivotal battlefield for both political parties in their efforts to capture control of the Senate.
