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Kari Lake is in deep, deep trouble with judge's refusal to dismiss defamation lawsuit
Opinion: First, Rudy Giuliani defamed elections workers. Now, Kari Lake must prove her claims that county Recorder Stephen Richer is a crook.
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Last week, a judge ruled that Lake does not have a First Amendment right to call Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer a criminal.
She now has to prove her claims that he intentionally sabotaged the 2022 election. That is, if she wants to avoid being hit with a multimillion-dollar penalty for defamation.
This is good news for her, right lasty, now she has a chance to prove all her claims are real.