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☆ Election Deniers Are Still Shaping Arizona Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jess Bidgood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two years ago, a group of election deniers ran for office in Arizona, with Kari Lake’s campaign for governor topping the ticket. It turned out, though, that the small matter of losing was not going to keep election deniers out of the spotlight, nor away from key roles in the Arizona Republican Party and beyond. Last week, the Democratic attorney general of Arizona charged 17 people with counts including conspiracy, fraud and forgery, alleging they made efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump’s narrow loss in the 2020 election that amounted to a crime. Eleven of the people charged cast fake electoral votes in support of Trump. (While their names were redacted in the indictment, detailed descriptions contained in the charging documents made it easy to tell who they are.)

Persons: Kari Lake’s, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Boris Epshteyn Organizations: Arizona Republican Party, Democratic, Trump, White House Locations: Arizona, New York

PHOENIX (AP) — Gina Swoboda, an election activist endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has been chosen as the next chair of the Arizona Republican Party, a leadership post that puts her center stage in the battleground state for November's presidential election. Fox10 television in Phoenix reported that Swoboda garnered 67% of the votes at Saturday's state party meeting. Swoboda is a former employee of the Arizona Secretary of State’s office and was the election day director of operations for Trump in 2020. She has been working for the Arizona Senate as a senior adviser on elections. “Gina understands that the White House and Senate Majority —and frankly, the survival of our Republic — runs through State 48.”

Persons: — Gina Swoboda, Donald Trump, Swoboda, Jeff DeWit, Kari Lake, Lake, DeWit, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Sen, John McCain, Kyrsten, “ Gina, …, ” Lake, —, ” Organizations: PHOENIX, Arizona Republican Party, GOP, Associated Press, Arizona, U.S . Senate, NASA, Trump, Republicans, Arizona Senate, Sen, White, Republic — Locations: Phoenix, Saturday's, Washington, Arizona, Republic

☆ Kari Lake just successfully pushed out Arizona's top Republican Party official after he allegedly tried to bribe her to stay out of politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe chairman of the Arizona Republican Party resigned on Wednesday, alleging the GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake all but forced him into doing so. Lake, apparently recording the in-person interaction herself, can be heard repeatedly rejecting the entreaties, saying she wouldn't even do it for $1 billion. Lake later told NBC News in Hampshire — where she was attending the election night party for former President Donald Trump — that DeWit should resign. "I received an ultimatum from Lake's team: resign today or face the release of a new, more damaging recording," said DeWit. AdvertisementIn a statement to Business Insider, a spokesman for the Lake campaign denied DeWit's account, saying that "no one from the Kari Lake campaign threatened or blackmailed DeWit."

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☆ Trump told ex-Arizona GOP Senate nominee Blake Masters that he wouldn't be able to beat conservative favorite Kari Lake in a Senate primary next year, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump told Blake Masters he couldn't defeat Kari Lake in an Arizona Senate primary, per the Times. At the same time, former television journalist Kari Lake — another Trump favorite — won the GOP gubernatorial primary. Both candidates were more reflective of the new and Trumpier Arizona Republican Party, which had been moving away from the center-right ideology of figures like former Gov. The former president reportedly told Masters he didn't think the ex-candidate could defeat Lake in a Senate primary next year, according to The New York Times. According to the Times, Lake is eyeing an October entry into the Republican Senate primary.

Persons: Trump, Blake Masters, Kari Lake, Mark Kelly, Donald Trump, Kari Lake —, —, Doug Ducey, Sen, John McCain, Masters, Democratic Sen, Kelly, Katie Hobbs, Steven Cheung, Insider's Bryan Metzger, GOP Sen, Josh Hawley, Hawley, JD Vance, Ohio, Sinema, she'll, Ruben Gallego, energize Trump, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb Organizations: Arizona Senate, . Masters, Service, Senate, Trump, GOP, Arizona Republican Party, Democratic, Masters, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Times, Republican Senate, Arizona Republican, Rep, Pinal County Sheriff, Republican Locations: Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Maricopa County, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Pinal County, Mexico

☆ Arizona Legislature Expels Republican Lawmaker Over Conspiracy Theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Arizona state House on Wednesday voted to expel Rep. Liz Harris, a Republican. Harris was expelled after inviting a conspiracy theorist to a committee hearing in February. Harris had previously promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory and authored a debunked report alleging mass voter fraud in the 2020 election. Harris did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the Arizona Republican Party. Harris is the third state lawmaker to be removed from office by her colleagues this year.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to block the release of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward’s phone records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The justices rejected an emergency request filed by Ward, meaning that phone records associated with her T-Mobile cellphone will be disclosed to the House committee. The committee is pursuing only Kelli Ward’s records. At the Supreme Court, Ward argued that the subpoena violates her right to freedom of association under the Constitution’s First Amendment. Those actions have come under scrutiny by the Justice Department as well as the Jan. 6 committee.

☆ Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6 Committee to Obtain Arizona GOP Official’s Phone Records
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Jess Bravin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for House Jan. 6 investigators to obtain phone records from Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward , rejecting her argument that her First Amendment political rights shield her from congressional investigatory powers. In a brief unsigned order, the court denied Ms. Ward’s request to stay lower-court decisions upholding the subpoena from the select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have granted Ms. Ward’s request.

The committee on Oct. 22 sent Trump himself a subpoena to testify under oath and provide documents. Trump, who is considering another run for the presidency in 2024, has accused the panel of waging unfair political attacks on him. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 22 declined to put the subpoena on hold while Ward appealed. Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, both signed their names on one of the slates of alternate electors for Trump. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan had temporarily put the subpoena on hold on Oct. 28 while the full court decided how to proceed.

☆ Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee subpoena for phone records of Arizona GOP chief Kelli Ward
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Arizona Chairwoman Kelli Ward speaks during the Rally To Protect Our Elections conference on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward to block her phone records from being subpoenaed by the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The denial sets the stage for the Democratic-controlled House committee to obtain those records from her T-Mobile account. The order rejecting Ward's and her husband Michaels' request for an emergency injunction notes that Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would have granted it. Laurin Mills, a lawyer for Kelli Ward, when asked by CNBC for comment on Monday's ruling, wrote, "It is my personal practice not to comment on pending litigation."

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to quash a grand jury subpoena in a Georgia prosecutor’s probe into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Graham’s attempt to avoid answering questions about phone calls he made to Georgia election officials after the 2020 election. The unsigned Supreme Court order said that the lower court already ruled that Graham cannot be questioned on his legislative activities. The order also said Graham is free to litigate further over which issues are off-limitsWillis is investigating a pair of post-election phone calls Graham made to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff. On Oct. 24, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency applications that arise from Georgie, temporarily blocked the grand jury subpoena from being enforced while the court determined its next steps.

☆ Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward asks Supreme Court to block release of phone records to Jan. 6 committee
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Lawrencehurley_Pic.Jpg | Lawrence Hurley | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to prevent her phone records from being disclosed to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. Circuit Court of Appeals, rejected Ward's arguments that the subpoena issued by the committee should be blocked. The committee is currently only pursuing Kelli Ward's records. At the Supreme Court, Ward argued the subpoena violates her right to freedom of association under the Constitution's First Amendment. Those actions have come under scrutiny by the Justice Department as well as the Jan. 6 committee.

Kagan issued an order effectively putting the litigation on hold and preventing enforcement of the subpoena pending a further order by her or the full court. Kagan is the justice designated to handle emergency appeals from a group of states including Arizona. The panel sought the records as part of its investigation into events surrounding the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters who sought to block Congress from certifying his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump, who is considering another run for the presidency in 2024, has accused the panel of waging unfair political attacks on him. The panel had already been in the process of seeking records concerning Ward, who the panel said participated in multiple aspects of the attempts to interfere with the electoral count.

☆ The Arizona GOP raised funds in 2021 by asking for donations to support the election audit — but that's not where the money went: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Arizona GOP asked for donations to help with the 2021 Maricopa County election analysis. Texts show the GOP was clear that the money would not go toward the audit, per the Washington Post. "We were expressly told that we could/should not raise money for the audit," Arizona state GOP chairman wrote. In response to questions about the fundraising emails, Arizona GOP spokeswoman Kristy Dohnel told the Post the money went to "covering costs for security" during the audit. Following the Post story about the Arizona GOP audit emails published Monday, journalist Josh Dawsey reported that Trump had a "tense" phone call with Ward.

☆ Judge says Jan. 6 committee can get Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward's phone records
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Arizona ruled Thursday that the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol can see the phone records of Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward and her husband. U.S. District Court Judge Diane J. Humetewa rejected the Wards' arguments in a February lawsuit that the congressional panel should be prevented from getting the phone records of the couple, who are doctors, because it would violate medical privacy laws. "That three-month period is plainly relevant to its investigation into the causes of the January 6th attack," she wrote. "The court therefore has little doubt concluding these records may aid the select committee’s valid legislative purpose." Humetewa also dismissed the Wards' arguments that the subpoena seeking their phone records violate their First and 14th Amendment rights and that releasing the records would risk that those the couple had contacted during the period could be "implicated in the largest criminal investigation in U.S.

Then-U.S. Rep. Kelli Ward (R-AZ) greets then-U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives at Yuma International Airport in Yuma, Arizona, U.S., August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward to block a subpoena by the congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, clearing the way for the committee to access her phone records. Ward, a former Arizona state senator and chair of the state Republican Party, was among them. She has previously said the demand for the phone records violated her constitutional rights. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Kanishka Singh in WashingtonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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