Kari Lake appears to be admitting defeat in a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. The Republican running for a seat in the U.S. Senate formally requested a motion default judgment — asking a jury to decide how much she owes in damages and sparing her from having to turn over information at the discovery phase, according to Vote Beat. “She has decided she cannot defend herself in this case despite continuously saying she has evidence,” said Ben Berwick, a lawyer at Protect Democracy with is among the firms representing Richerin the lawsuit against …