Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer's suit says Lake "spread intentional or reckless falsehoods'' about his role in the 2022 election that resulted in threats of violence against his family.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a key GOP election official in Arizona, is suing defeated gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for defamation, arguing that her repeated false claims of malfeasance in the 2022 election have upended his life.
In his suit, Stephen Richer says he has faced death threats since Kari Lake falsely accused him sabotaging ballots in her failed bid for Arizona governor.
PHOENIX (AP) — A top Republican election official in Arizona filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer details the way his life has changed since unsuccessful Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake chose him as a primary antagonist in her Big Lie fantasies: police patrols, spending thousands on home security upgrades, watching his political career prospects …
The lawsuit by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican, marks the most aggressive attempt to hold Kari Lake and her allies accountable for election-related misinformation.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he’s faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of election lies spread by Lake, including death threats and the loss of friendships.
Stephen Richer said on Twitter that allegedly defamatory statements by Arizona gubernatorial candidate Lake "have altered my life. For the worse. Materially."
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer wrote in an op-ed piece that Lake's "falsehoods" about the 2022 election "have unleashed violent vitriol" toward him.
Maricopa County state recorder Stephen Richer claimed in an op-ed that 'rather than accept political defeat' or 'get a new job,' former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has spread false claims about her 2022 electoral loss
The lawsuit was filed by Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer, who says Lake’s “defamatory allegations have unleashed violent vitriol and other dire consequences.”
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