Ruben Gallego Defeats Kari Lake In Arizona Senate Race

By Mandy Taheri

Weekend Reporter

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A defamation lawsuit filed by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer against Arizona Republican Kari Lake, which lasted more than a year, has been settled, an attorney representing Lake confirmed to Newsweek on Sunday via email.

Richer said in a text message Sunday that "both sides are satisfied with the result," according to The Washington Post.

"The details of the settlement are confidential, according to two people familiar with the terms, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private settlement," the newspaper reported on Sunday.

Richer, a Republican elected as the recorder for Arizona's largest county in 2020, has been outspoken against election denialism. He filed a lawsuit alleging that Lake, her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial campaign, and an affiliated nonprofit group repeatedly and falsely accused him of actions that contributed to Lake's election loss.

In 2022, Lake ran unsuccessfully for governor of Arizona, losing by more than 17,000 votes against her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs. The former television news anchor refused to acknowledge her loss and has since been involved in several court challenges regarding the election.

She is also a vocal supporter of President-elect Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him via widespread voter fraud despite there being no evidence. Meanwhile, some of her supporters have resurfaced...

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