Arizona AG asks state Supreme Court to revive 2020 election subversion case

Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to review a lower court order to send the state's 2020 election-subversion case back to a grand jury, after an appeals court refused to step in.

An Arizona grand jury last year indicted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, and five other former aides to President Donald Trump on felony charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

An Arizona judge in May ordered the state to return the case to the grand jury,  a move that was supported by Maricopa County Superior Judge Sam Myers, because prosecutors allegedly left out information about a law at the heart of their defense on how presidential electoral votes are tallied, according to The Hill. 

Mayes' request comes as she faced a Friday deadline to either seek a new indictment, drop the case or ask the state's highest court to step in.

“An independent grand jury of ordinary Arizonans found that there was sufficient cause to charge the defendants with the alleged crimes,” Mayes said in a statement. “These defendants were charged based on two things: the facts and the law.  

“We remain squarely focused on ensuring the defendants are held accountable because there is nothing more important than enforcing the rule of law," she also said.

The move also comes after Trump pardoned over 70 lawyers and alternate electors, including Giuliani, but presidential pardons only apply to federal offenses, meaning the state-level prosecutions can remain.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.