'There is no hurt feelings clause in the United States Constitution,' Lake said of Stephen Richer's defamation lawsuit.
has filed a motion to dismiss a Maricopa County official's defamation lawsuit against her, stating that her challenge to the November midterm results in Arizona was"a matter of significant public concern."
Lake targeted Maricopa County Superior Recorder Stephen Richer as one of the people she claimed were responsible for allegedly sabotaging the midterms race. She repeatedly called him a"crook" and accused him of adding 300,000 phony ballots to the final count, among other crimes—claims dismissed by a county judge earlier this summer.
Richer, a Republican, filed a defamation lawsuit against Lake in June, saying her false accusations against him have led to threats of violence and even death. But Lake's lawyers have now come back to Richer saying he's trying to silence her. Former candidate for Governor of Arizona Kari Lake listens as Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023. in Washington, D.C. Lake has filed a motion to dismiss a Maricopa County official's defamation lawsuit against her."In 2022, the legislature strengthened laws protecting the rights of citizens to speak freely on matters of public concern," Lake's attorney Jen Wright said in a statement on Monday.
She added:"Stephen Richer is an elected official. His unlawful attempt to abuse our legal system in order to insulate himself from criticism of his awful job performance establishes a dangerous precedent in our nation's history."
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