Arizona’s attorney general says she has ‘no intention’ of dropping fake electors case – Washington Examiner
Arizona’s Attorney General, Kris Mayes, has announced her commitment to pursuing a case against a group of fake electors linked to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. Despite Trump’s victory in the 2024 election and potential pressures to drop the case, Mayes stated unequivocally that she has “no intention of dropping that case.” She emphasized that a grand jury in Arizona found sufficient grounds to charge several individuals, including former Trump aides, with crimes related to this conspiracy. Mayes highlighted the importance of holding accountable those who sought to undermine democracy, affirming her resolve not to be intimidated. The case centers on the actions of fake electors who falsely claimed that Trump won Arizona, despite the fact that President Biden secured the state by a margin of over 11,000 votes. All parties charged have been arraigned.
Arizona’s attorney general says she has ‘no intention’ of dropping fake electors case
Arizona’s Attorney General Kris Mayes said she will not drop the state’s case regarding a slew of fake electors whom President-elect Donald Trump attempted to use to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Arizona has charged former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, and more than a dozen other Trump allies with crimes related to a conspiracy to subvert the presidential election results in Arizona four years ago. In an interview on MSNBC, Mayes, a Democrat, said she would not be “intimidated” into dropping the case following Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.
“I have no intention of dropping that case. A grand jury in the state of Arizona decided that these individuals who engaged in an attempt to overthrow our democracy in 2020 should be held accountable,” Mayes said.
“So we won’t be cowed. We won’t be intimidated. And patriots across the country must stand up for our Constitution, for what is lawful,” she added.
In the wake of Trump losing the 2020 election, fake electors signed a document that baselessly claimed Trump won Arizona. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020 by a little more than 11,000 votes.
Everyone charged in Arizona has been arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis entered a plea deal to have her charges dropped in exchange for cooperating with prosecutors.
The case is set to go to trial in 2026, five years after the alleged crimes occurred. Meadows tried to move his case to federal court but failed to do so.
Prosecutors in Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin have also filed criminal charges related to the fake electors scheme. Charges were dropped in Nevada, but prosecutors are appealing.
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