As Lake continues to battle her 2022 election loss, election officials in Arizona have filed a lawsuit against former Republican candidate Kari Lake for “defamation allegations.”

Maricopa County Clerk Steven Richer was sued by Lake in the fall after he lost the November midterm elections to Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs by 17,000 votes. I was one of several employees. Lake, who has lost multiple legal battles to overturn election results in court, has refused to concede, claiming the election was stolen from him through voter fraud.

and Opinion article Issuer Arizona Republic The Republican Richer wrote on Thursday that he would accuse Lake of spreading “falsehoods about our election, especially about me,” and said her “defamation allegations could lead to violent rants and other disastrous consequences.” he added.

“After losing the November 2022 election, I claimed that I intentionally printed a 19-inch image on a 20-inch ballot with the intention of sabotaging the election,” Richer wrote. “If that wasn’t enough, she claimed I put over 300,000 invalid ballots into the county ballot to ‘steal’ her election from her. Both claims are completely false. “

of lawsuitThe lawsuit, filed Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court, alleges that Richer and her family were “targeted with violence, even death threats, that changed their lives” as a result of Lake’s lies and attacks. are doing. . Lake’s campaign group, Kali Lake for Arizona, and her political action committee, the Arizona Relief Fund, are also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

“I filed this lawsuit to confirm that Lake, her camp, and her PAC completely disregarded the truth and held accountable for the grave harm they caused,” Richer said. written in an editorial. Republic.

Newsweek emailed Lake’s press team for comment on the lawsuit.

Lake, supported by former President Donald Trump, said in court that Maricopa County officials had intentionally disenfranchised Republican voters in person on Election Day, improperly signing thousands of ballots. claimed to have verified Both claims were dismissed in court, among other lawsuits filed by Lake.

But the rising Republican star promised voters earlier this month that he was “still fighting” in the race. Lake also teased that he is considering running for the 2024 U.S. Senate to contest Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema’s seat.

“I’m going to use my voice, I’m going to fight in court, and I’m going to put this bastard to death,” Lake said. Said At Trump’s political rally this week. “And we’re going to make America great again.”