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Arizona 2020 FAKE Electors; GOPS Subpoenaed-FRAUD NOT Protected by 1st Amendment
2020 Election FRAUD; Charges Imminent in Arizona FAKE Elector Case; GOP Congressmen Subpoenaed
Congressmen Gosar & Biggs have close ties to fake elector plan
MSNBBC 8 APR 2024
Congressmen Gosar & Biggs
Donald Trump may be having success delaying his federal criminal trials, but state investigations into the fake elector scheme to overturn the election are advancing apace
Politico reports that Arizona's attorney general is close to announcing indictments. Kyle Cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for Politico, talks with Alex Wagner about his reporting on Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar receiving subpoenas.
Attorney General Kris Mayes again said her investigation of the Republican electors who falsely claimed Donald Trump won Arizona in 2020 would wrap up "very soon" as new details came to light about the broadening reach of the probe.
"As I've said all along, we are engaged in a very serious, very professional investigation into what happened with the fake electors," Mayes told reporters on Thursday following a news conference on a different topic. "I'm not ready to stand before you here today and announce anything, but we will have something for you on that front very soon."
The same day, news organization Politico reported that Mayes' investigation included two subpoenas to U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, both Arizona Republicans. The subpoenas sought their testimony before a grand jury, and do not indicate Mayes might bring charges against them, according to Politico.
Mayes had previously said her investigation was focused on the 11 other Republicans who falsely certified after the 2020 election that Donald Trump had won. Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won the state. The subpoenas indicate a more broad look at efforts to overturn Trump's loss.
Both congressman were closely tied to the plan to create slates of alternate electors — so-called fake electors — to keep Trump in the White House over the will of voters.
Gosar was outlining his argument for challenging Arizona's election result when rioters overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Biggs, in text messages to Trump aide Mark Meadows three days after the election, said in "states where there's been shenanigans" he should submit alternate electors for Trump and have Republican-led legislatures formally support him.
A spokesperson for Mayes declined to comment on the Politico report, as did a spokesperson for Gosar. A spokesperson for Biggs did not respond to an email request for comment.
Several others have received subpoenas from an Arizona grand jury, signs that Mayes' investigation is nearing its conclusion.
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