An Arizona grand jury in April indicted 11 state Republicans, as well as seven attorneys, aides and advisers affiliated with Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign on felony charges over their alleged efforts to subvert Biden’s 2020 win in the state.
The group is charged on counts pertaining to conspiracy, fraudulent schemes and forgery. The charges were announced by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D), capping the end of a year-long investigation into how the elector strategy played out in Arizona. A number of those who were charged immediately denied the accusations or insisted they were politically motivated and vowed to fight them in court. George Terwilliger, a lawyer representing former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, called the indictment “a blatantly political and politicized accusation” that “will be contested and defeated.”
Those indicted include Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
Also charged are the Republicans who signed paperwork on Dec. 14, 2020, that falsely purported Trump was the rightful winner, including former state party chair Kelli Ward, state Sens. Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern, and Tyler Bowyer, a GOP national committeeman and chief operating officer of Turning Point Action.
Trump was not charged, but he is described in the indictment as an unindicted co-conspirator.
