Mayes is trying again after another court loss
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is pressing ahead with her case against President Donald Trump’s allies even after another legal setback. On Thursday, her office said it will return the matter to a grand jury and seek a new indictment after the Arizona Supreme Court declined to revive the original one. That means the case Mayes has spent years pushing is not dead, but it is back where it started, which is a nice way of saying the taxpayer bill keeps growing while the results stay the same.
The case targets Trump allies and Arizona Republicans
In May 2024, a grand jury indicted 18 people, including former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney John Eastman, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and 11 Arizona Republicans who served as alternate electors in 2020. Trump was named as an unindicted co-conspirator. Mayes has accused the group of fraud, forgery, and conspiracy for actions tied to the disputed 2020 election, while the defendants have denied wrongdoing and argued that the case is political lawfare dressed up in legal language.
Courts have already found serious problems with the prosecution
The case has also run into trouble over how Mayes handled it. A state appeals court found her office illegally withheld communications between the AG’s office and the States United Democracy Center, a left-leaning group that reportedly advised her staff on how to prosecute the electors. Judicial Watch sued over the records, saying the secrecy looked unlawful, and the court agreed that the material should not have been kept hidden. That is not exactly the kind of paper trail a prosecutor wants when claiming to be the guardian of transparency.
Republicans say Arizona should focus on real problems
Arizona GOP chairwoman Gina Swoboda said Mayes should stop wasting time and taxpayer money on partisan lawfare. She pointed to violent crime, fentanyl trafficking, and border chaos as the issues hitting Arizona families right now, not the obsession with a five-year-old election fight. John Eastman also said the Supreme Court’s decision was good news, while noting that First Amendment issues still remain in the case. For all the talk about preserving democracy, it is hard to ignore how often the left seems to want one more do-over whenever a case collapses under its own weight.
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