Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer sued Kari Lake for defamation on June 22 over her statements alleging election fraud, but Merissa Hamilton, founder of EZAZ who is managing an effort to chase early ballots for Lake, pointed out that Richer has made similar allegations himself previously. The Maricopa County Recorder’s lawsuit is being paid for by the Protect Democracy Project, which is described by InfluenceWatch as “a left-of-center litigation organization created to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump.”
Hamilton said she helped Richer put together reports of an investigation he did into fraud in the 2018 election, and helped him get elected, so she said she didn’t believe his lawsuit against Lake for asserting fraud was justified. “As someone that helped @stephen_richer put these reports together – – I have the drafts with his commentary – – I sacrificed my time and money with many sleepness [sic] nights for over a year to get him elected[.] His ‘lost friendships’ are due to his lies and manipulations,” she tweeted.
Hamilton posted a tweet thread on Saturday quoting Richer’s concerns about election fraud in the 2018 election. Richer was not yet in office when he issued a report in 2019 for the Arizona Republican Party on his findings investigating the 2018 election.
Hamilton tweeted, “My favorite part of @stephen_richer‘s 2019 report is where he claims voters received ballots pre-filled in for Democrat candidates in addition to ballot harvesting Far more salacious than any claim in @KariLake‘s lawsuits, @stephen_richer only provided affidavits as evidence.”
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