Kari Lake settles election defamation lawsuit by Republican official

Kari Lake has settled in the election defamation lawsuit brought by a local Arizona election official.

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer (R) sued Lake last year, claiming she defamed him when she refused to concede her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial defeat and alleged fraud in the election.

The details of the settlement are confidential, but two people spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Washington Post.

According to a case document in the Maricopa County Superior Court...