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By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror
After a bitter court battle, Kari Lake has entered a settlement agreement with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in a defamation lawsuit over Lake’s false accusations that he helped to steal the 2022 race for Arizona governor from her.
Lake, a Republican endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump in 2022 and in this year’s run for the U.S. Senate, is one of Arizona’s most prominent purveyors of the “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump. She brought similar allegations about her own loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the race for governor two years ago, specifically highlighting Richer’s supposed involvement.
The terms of the settlement are confidential. The Washington Post first reported that a settlement had been reached, and the Arizona Mirror independently verified the settlement.