Here's the latest in defamation suits against right-wing zealots who think they can say whatever shit pops into their brains. This time it's Kari Lake, who ran for governor in Arizona:
Stephen Richer, the top election official in Maricopa county, sued Lake, her campaign and an aligned Pac last year after she lost her gubernatorial bid and repeatedly lied about him. Lake, who is now running for the US Senate, falsely accused him of injecting 300,000 illegal votes into machines and intentionally misprinting ballots so they would be rejected by ballot tabulators.
Lake hasn't officially lost this defamation suit, but in a court filing she said she will no longer try to show that her claims were true. Instead, she wants to move straight to damages.
For the record, Lake is saying she concedes nothing and has "demanded" a hearing "for Stephen to prove how my words harmed him." Brave words! But I suspect it won't be too hard to show harm. She's gonna lose and the award is going to be substantial.
The full list of successful defamation suits against right-wing nutballs has been updated here.