{"id":2366653,"date":"2024-11-09T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T03:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deposition-exposes-maricopa-county-recorder-he-vowed-to-make-life-hell-for-kari-lake\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T22:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T03:32:31","slug":"deposition-exposes-maricopa-county-recorder-he-vowed-to-make-life-hell-for-kari-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deposition-exposes-maricopa-county-recorder-he-vowed-to-make-life-hell-for-kari-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Deposition Exposes Maricopa County Recorder: He Vowed to &#8216;Make Life Hell&#8217; For Kari Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeposition-exposes-maricopa-county-recorder-he-vowed-to-make-life-hell-for-kari-lake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New evidence\u2063 reveals that Maricopa\u200d County Recorder Stephen Richer holds significant disdain for \u200cRepublican Kari Lake, who is \u2064currently competing \u200cfor a\u200d U.S. Senate \u2062seat \u200dafter \u2062losing the Arizona governorship\u200b in 2022. Lake\u200b has been challenging the election results through\u2062 various lawsuits, which have \u200cso\u2063 far been\u200d unsuccessful in overturning her defeat. In a recent deposition, transcripts show Richer discussing \u2062strategies \u2062to undermine Lake politically,\u200d stating he \u200ddoes not consider her a &#8220;real conservative.&#8221; Following the election, Richer was defeated in\u2062 his re-election bid \u2064and has \u2063since deactivated his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media\u2064 account<\/a>,\u2062 feeling no obligation to respond\u200c to public inquiries. \u2062As of now, Lake is in \u2064a close \u2064race with Democrat Ruben Gallego, trailing by just over a percentage point, \u2063with many ballots still uncounted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New evidence has emerged indicating the extent to which Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer dislikes Republican Kari Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Lake, a former Phoenix-area news anchor-turned-conservative firebrand, lost a hard-fought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-rules-kari-lake-able-review-2022-ballot-envelope-signatures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 election<\/a> for Arizona&rsquo;s governor and is locked in a tight race for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Ruben Gallego.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elections.maricopa.gov\/news-and-information\/elections-news\/11924-general-election-results-posted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maricopa County,<\/a> whose elections are overseen by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suit-local-election-chief-refuses-to-clean-maricopas-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Suit: Local Election Chief Refuses To Clean Maricopa&#039;s Voter Rolls\">recorder&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office, is among those still counting ballots after Tuesday&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>After her 2022 defeat, Lake launched multiple lawsuits questioning the conduct of the election but was unsuccessful in overturning the result.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14056715\/arizona-senate-kari-lake-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, Richer&rsquo;s animus toward Lake was revealed in the transcript of a June 21 deposition in which he was asked about a communication with a friend.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And your response if kind of a laundry list here of bullet points: Get out of politics permanently; get out of politics temporarily; run for reelection as a Republican; run for reelection as an independent; run for mayor if no Kate; and then finally run for U.S. Sen, just to fly the flag for real conservatism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/award-winning-hiv-researcher-forced-into-re-education-for-dressing-up-like-michael-jackson\/\" title=\"Award-Winning HIV Researcher Forced Into Re-Education For Dressing Up Like Michael Jackson\">make life hell<\/a> for Kari,&rdquo; the lawyer questioning Richer said. &ldquo;Did I read that correctly?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Richer replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why would you want to make life hell for Kari Lake in March of 2023?&rdquo; Richer was asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t remember,&rdquo; Richer said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think she&rsquo;s a real conservative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The comments came in a defamation case Richer is filing against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-takes-lead-arizona-us-senate-race-top-pollster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He has called the case &ldquo;frivolous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Richer was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/going-maricopa-county-recorder-makes-strange-move-amid-controversy-arizonas-slow-ballot-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated Tuesday<\/a> as he ran for re-election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/going-maricopa-county-recorder-makes-strange-move-amid-controversy-arizonas-slow-ballot-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subsequently, he deleted his X account<\/a>, saying that after the defeat he no longer felt an obligation to answer questions publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Lake&rsquo;s race with Gallego is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>As things currently stand Saturday night, Lake trails Gallego by a mere percentage point.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego currently has 1.41 million votes, 49.5 percent of the total counted, while Lake sits with 1.38 million, 48.4 percent of the votes counted.<\/p>\n<p>Only 84 percent of all votes have been counted thus far in the Grand Canyon State, so there is plenty of margin for the conservative firebrand to come back from behind and win.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Lake, a former news anchor who became a conservative figure, lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election and is currently in a close contest for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Ruben Gallego. The county is still counting ballots from Tuesday&#8217;s election. After her defeat in 2022, Lake filed several lawsuits challenging the election&#8217;s integrity but was unable to change the outcome. According to the Daily Mail, Richer&#8217;s disdain for Lake was highlighted in a June 21 deposition where he discussed messages with a friend that suggested various political moves against her, including making her life difficult as part of his strategy. When asked why he would want to do this, Richer stated he didn&#8217;t recall but expressed doubts about her conservatism. These remarks were made during a defamation lawsuit Richer has initiated against Lake, which he describes as &#8220;frivolous.&#8221; Following his recent electoral loss on Tuesday, Richer deleted his X account and stated that he no longer felt compelled to respond publicly to inquiries. Meanwhile, Lake is trailing Gallego by just one percentage point with only 84% of votes counted in Arizona&#8217;s ongoing race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-37.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12696,33066,32523],"class_list":["post-2366653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deposition","tag-kari-lake","tag-maricopa-county"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Michael-Featured-Image-37.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366661,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366653\/revisions\/2366661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}