“Election fraud fan fiction is always true right up to the point of discovery”
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
ARIZONA -– Today, Kari Lake balked at the “prospect of turning over information” in the defamation case against her and her nonprofit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, raising questions for Arizonans about what she is hiding. The news “came Tuesday as the case entered a discovery process, a behind-the-scenes phase where both sides exchange information — which can sometimes include emails, text messages and recordings — in preparation for trial.”
“Kari Lake will say or do anything in her quest for power – including going to great lengths to conceal information about her shady nonprofit. After pursuing appeals all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court, Lake is now trying to end the case right before discovery, raising questions that Arizonans deserve to have answered,” said Olivia Taylor-Puckett, Senior Communications Advisor at the Arizona Democratic Party.
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Arizona Republic: Kari Lake wants to forfeit ability to defend herself in ongoing defamation lawsuit. Here’s why. “Faced with the prospect of turning over information that could be used against her at trial, former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is seeking to forfeit her ability to defend herself in court in an ongoing defamation case. Lake and her attorneys are requesting default judgment, which means a jury would decide damages in the suit. The request means Lake avoids discovery, the formal process of exchanging information between attorneys about witnesses and evidence that could be presented before a jury at trial.”
Washington Post: Kari Lake won’t defend her statements about Arizona election official. “Lake requested the judge set what is known as a default judgment hearing, which would essentially bypass the legal process for her to defend her comments. …The request came Tuesday as the case entered a discovery process, a behind-the-scenes phase where both sides exchange information — which can sometimes include emails, text messages and recordings — in preparation for trial.”
Arizona Family: “The latest filing appears to be an “about-face” with regard to Lake’s legal strategy. In the past, Lake stated she would continue to mount a defense against the lawsuit. The new strategy seeks to avoid the legal discovery process, which would have required Lake to produce emails, text messages and other evidence that could show whether she knew that what she said about Richer was false when she said it.”
ABC 15’s Garrett Archer: “Election fraud fan fiction is always true right up to the point of discovery.”
