What We Know About Arizona's 2020 Fake Elector Investigation

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... Why it matters: Mayes, a Democrat, launched the investigation last year to look into the 11 Arizona Republicans who signed documents falsely claiming former President Trump won the state in 2020.

The big picture: Indictments could send shockwaves through the state as the false elector slate includes elected officials and other high-profile Republicans. They would also reverberate nationally. ...

What they're saying: "I can say the investigation is ongoing but I can't say anything else today," Mayes spokesperson Richie Taylor told Axios Monday.

State of play: A grand jury earlier this month issued subpoenas to the fake electors and others linked to Trump's 2020 campaign and attempts to overturn his loss. It could be a sign that Mayes, a Democrat, is nearing a decision on charges.

- - - In a December email, the chief special agent in the attorney general's criminal division wrote that he expected the office to be "tied up" with the electors investigation until March, the Arizona Republic reported.

- - - Taylor wouldn't comment on whether he expected new developments in the case before the end of this month.

- - - Mayes said in late February that her office would "announce something in the relatively near future," KJZZ reported. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-26 06:02 PM | Reply

... As the board of supervisors for Arizona's largest county abruptly ended a meeting late last month, a swarm of people rushed toward the dais, shouting that the members were illegitimate.

The Maricopa County leaders made a beeline for a side door and were swiftly escorted out of the chamber by security guards, who called for backup from the sheriff's office. After the meeting's live feed went dead, a member of the crowd yelled that a "revolution" was underway. ...

"I'm here today to put you on public notice and to inform you that you are not our elected officials," said Michelle Klann, co-founder of a pro-Trump group, from a podium she had commandeered. "This is an act of insurrection. Due to all the voter fraud, you have never been formally voted in."

"This was an organized, coordinated attack," one top county official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters. "It was a dress rehearsal for the election." ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-26 06:06 PM | Reply

Another view...

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... About the latter: A mob shouting about "revolution" and such stormed a meeting of the board of supervisors in late February, with the elected county officials having to be escorted from the venue by security guards backed up by sheriff's deputies. I probably don't have to tell you this was a Trumpist mob, and not one full of would-be Jacobins, Antifa, Greta Thunberg followers, or "defund the police!" types.

"I'm here today to put you on public notice and I'm here to inform you that you are not our elected officials," one of the leaders, bearing the possible aptronym Michelle Klann, declared.

"None of you have ever signed an oath of office to the Republic of Arizona, instead you've signed an oath of office to a foreign corporation, which means this is an act of insurrection. ...

Due to all the voter fraud, you have never been formally voted in. Acting as if you are authority over the people is a direct act of treason."

Klann is the founder of a pro-Trump organization, and there were the usual MAGA hats and Trumpist regalia in the mob.

Klann really got cooking in her statement: "Your act of treason will be grounds for an immediate military tribunal. We do not need to tell you the penalties for treason." ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-26 06:22 PM | Reply

"Even more Federal plants! Trumpers like me would never do this...even if the election was stolen with fraud!"
-Bellringer

#4 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-03-27 12:44 PM | Reply

@#3 ... Due to all the voter fraud, you have never been formally voted in. Acting as if you are authority over the people is a direct act of treason."

Klann is the founder of a pro-Trump organization, and there were the usual MAGA hats and Trumpist regalia in the mob.

Klann really got cooking in her statement: "Your act of treason will be grounds for an immediate military tribunal. We do not need to tell you the penalties for treason." ... ...

This is the America that fmr Pres Trump wants.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-03-27 12:56 PM | Reply

"Your act of treason will be grounds for an immediate military tribunal. We do not need to tell you the penalties for treason."

Hang Mike Pence!

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-27 01:10 PM | Reply

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#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-27 10:07 PM | Reply

"Your act of treason will be grounds for an immediate military tribunal. We do not need to tell you the penalties for treason."

So obviously holding Trumpy and his insurrectionists accountable for their actions on J6 was the right thing to do.

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you!

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-03-28 12:02 PM | Reply