Prosecutors in Arizona are probing the extent to which Donald Trump and his allies were still working behind the scenes to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election — years into Joe Biden’s presidency. According to two people with knowledge of the situation, investigators with the Arizona attorney general’s office are inquiring about efforts to overturn the election that continued well into 2021 and 2022.
The sources say that investigators have asked about a 2022 pressure campaign from Trump allies aimed at decertifying the state’s electors, and inquired about how deeply...
The sources say that investigators have asked about a 2022 pressure campaign from Trump allies aimed at decertifying the state’s electors, and inquired about how deeply...
- 10/3/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Prosecutors in Arizona are “aggressively” ramping up their criminal probe into the 2020 fake electors plot aimed at keeping then-President Donald Trump in power. They’re not just looking at the fake electors, though. Rudy Giuliani is also now high on their list.
Two sources with knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone that in the past several weeks, state prosecutors have been asking questions about the former New York mayor who became a ringleader in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Investigators assigned to the case by...
Two sources with knowledge of the matter tell Rolling Stone that in the past several weeks, state prosecutors have been asking questions about the former New York mayor who became a ringleader in Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Investigators assigned to the case by...
- 8/25/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Arizona’s criminal probe into the 2020 fake electors plot is heating up and investigators are now asking plenty of questions about a key Donald Trump ally involved in it: former state GOP chair Kelli Ward.
The Arizona probe has been accelerating in the past several weeks, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone, with prosecutors gathering evidence and speaking with individuals with knowledge of how the fake electors scheme was carried out in the state. The fake electors plot was a core component of the then-president and his...
The Arizona probe has been accelerating in the past several weeks, two sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone, with prosecutors gathering evidence and speaking with individuals with knowledge of how the fake electors scheme was carried out in the state. The fake electors plot was a core component of the then-president and his...
- 8/18/2023
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Politician Rusty Bowers’s daughter died on January 28, 2021. Her father is the Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives. His daughter, Kacey Bowers, was 42 at the time of her death, and the world mourned alongside the Republican politician following the announcement of his daughter’s passing. He goes by Rusty, but his full name is Russel Bowers, and he’s a man proud of the work he’s doing in the government. Following the death of Rusty Bower’s daughter, however, the world wants to know as much as possible about this family. What Happened to Rusty Bower’s Daughter? Understandably, the family
What Caused the Death of Arizona Politician Rusty Bowers Daughter?...
What Caused the Death of Arizona Politician Rusty Bowers Daughter?...
- 8/12/2022
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
The Jan. 6 committee revealed texts on Tuesday from former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale blaming Trump for the death of a protester on Jan. 6.
In a text exchange between Parscale and Donald Trump’s national campaign spokesperson, Katrina Pearson, Parscale laments that a woman is dead. When Pearson tells him, “You do realize this was going to happen,” Parscale responds, “Yeah if I was Trump and knew my rhetoric killed someone.” Parscale continues, “This is about Trump pushing for uncertainty in our country … A sitting president asking for civil war...
In a text exchange between Parscale and Donald Trump’s national campaign spokesperson, Katrina Pearson, Parscale laments that a woman is dead. When Pearson tells him, “You do realize this was going to happen,” Parscale responds, “Yeah if I was Trump and knew my rhetoric killed someone.” Parscale continues, “This is about Trump pushing for uncertainty in our country … A sitting president asking for civil war...
- 7/13/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Arizona has adopted a new tax credit for film and TV production, as the state aims to attract productions that have gone to New Mexico and other states in recent years.
Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, allowed the legislation, Hb 2156, to become law without his signature on Wednesday. Ducey’s office declined to comment on the unusual maneuver.
The program will provide a refundable credit worth 15 to 20 of qualified production costs, plus additional bonuses for meeting certain criteria. The credit is designed to incentivize the construction of two large soundstage facilities in the Phoenix area.
“It’ll be good to put Arizona on the map again,” said state Rep. Mitzi Epstein, D-Tempe. “We have some beautiful places here that make stunning backdrops.”
The bill passed both houses of the Legislature last month with bipartisan support. But most of the opposition came from Republicans, including from House Speaker Rusty Bowers. During...
Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, allowed the legislation, Hb 2156, to become law without his signature on Wednesday. Ducey’s office declined to comment on the unusual maneuver.
The program will provide a refundable credit worth 15 to 20 of qualified production costs, plus additional bonuses for meeting certain criteria. The credit is designed to incentivize the construction of two large soundstage facilities in the Phoenix area.
“It’ll be good to put Arizona on the map again,” said state Rep. Mitzi Epstein, D-Tempe. “We have some beautiful places here that make stunning backdrops.”
The bill passed both houses of the Legislature last month with bipartisan support. But most of the opposition came from Republicans, including from House Speaker Rusty Bowers. During...
- 7/7/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Republican Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers has clarified his claim that he would vote for Donald Trump again in 2024, despite testifying to the Jan 6. committee that he was pressured by the former president’s administration to overturn his state’s election results.
“I want somebody who does respect the Constitution and won’t intimidate people as a rule of his psyche,” he told CNN on Friday. “I want something different in the character of the man, or the woman — give me one. I’m ready to have character in that office. It’s critical at this time in our history.”
Bowers was the star witness during Tuesday’s committee hearing, when he said that the Trump administration pressured him adopt the administration’s claims of 2020 election fraud in Arizona and appoint fake electors who would vote for Trump instead of adhering to the popular vote. Bowers claims he refused to do so,...
“I want somebody who does respect the Constitution and won’t intimidate people as a rule of his psyche,” he told CNN on Friday. “I want something different in the character of the man, or the woman — give me one. I’m ready to have character in that office. It’s critical at this time in our history.”
Bowers was the star witness during Tuesday’s committee hearing, when he said that the Trump administration pressured him adopt the administration’s claims of 2020 election fraud in Arizona and appoint fake electors who would vote for Trump instead of adhering to the popular vote. Bowers claims he refused to do so,...
- 6/25/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Seth Meyers devoted an entire segment to Russell Bowers on Thursday night, after the Arizona state House speaker went on record this week saying that he’d vote for Trump again — even after admitting the former president repeatedly tried pressuring him to overturn fair election results.
In an interview with the Associated Press the day before his testimony to the January 6 select committee, Bowers said that if Trump was running against Biden again in 2024, he would vote for Trump again. On “Late Night,” Meyers was particularly floored by the idea, considering how damning Bowers’ testimony has been for Trump aides, including Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis. And thus, Bowers became the target of Meyers’ segment called “Hey!”
“Rusty Bowers, what are you talking about? Did you not hear what you said?” Meyers questioned. “Come to think of it, this might not even be a ‘Hey!’ this might be ‘What the Hell?...
In an interview with the Associated Press the day before his testimony to the January 6 select committee, Bowers said that if Trump was running against Biden again in 2024, he would vote for Trump again. On “Late Night,” Meyers was particularly floored by the idea, considering how damning Bowers’ testimony has been for Trump aides, including Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis. And thus, Bowers became the target of Meyers’ segment called “Hey!”
“Rusty Bowers, what are you talking about? Did you not hear what you said?” Meyers questioned. “Come to think of it, this might not even be a ‘Hey!’ this might be ‘What the Hell?...
- 6/24/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
While filling in for Jimmy Kimmel, guest host Sean Hayes of “Will & Grace” fame wasted no time making bold declarations following Tuesday’s Jan. 6 House select committee hearing. He first took aim at the committee’s Republican vice-chair, Congresswoman Liz Cheney.
“Here’s my big takeaway — the person with the biggest balls in the Republican party is Liz Cheney,” he said to cheers from the crowd. Cheney is one of two Republicans and seven Democrats that comprise the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Throughout the hearings, she has condemned the Capitol riots and the political figures who continue to defend them, saying, “To my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
Hayes then turned his sights on former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump loyalist Rudy Giuliani over the latter’s...
“Here’s my big takeaway — the person with the biggest balls in the Republican party is Liz Cheney,” he said to cheers from the crowd. Cheney is one of two Republicans and seven Democrats that comprise the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Throughout the hearings, she has condemned the Capitol riots and the political figures who continue to defend them, saying, “To my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
Hayes then turned his sights on former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump loyalist Rudy Giuliani over the latter’s...
- 6/22/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Donald Trump had a “direct and personal” role in the effort to pressure states to overturn their election results, Jan. 6 Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney said Tuesday. Cheney added that former Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, who authored the infamous “coup memo,” also had a direct role in the effort.
"Donald Trump had a direct and personal role in this effort.” pic.twitter.com/TVJftVl9bu
— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) June 21, 2022
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) who will be leading much of today’s hearing, elaborated in describing...
"Donald Trump had a direct and personal role in this effort.” pic.twitter.com/TVJftVl9bu
— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) June 21, 2022
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) who will be leading much of today’s hearing, elaborated in describing...
- 6/21/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Update: At one point after the election, as he made wild and false allegations of voter fraud, Rudy Giuliani accused election worker Wandrea ArShaye Moss of handing her mom, Ruby Freeman, of passing around a Usb drive full of votes. Giuliani even claimed that they were passed around like “vials of heroin or cocaine.”
Moss, joined by her mother at the hearing, said that object wasn’t a Usb drive but a “ginger mint.”
That didn’t stop Giuliani or Donald Trump from spreading the conspiracy theory that they were behind election fraud in Fulton County, Ga, even though there was no evidence.
“Do you know how it feels for the president of the United States to target you?” Freeman said in videotaped testimony, as she argued that she and her daughter were made into scapegoats by Trump and Giuliani.
“The president of the United States is supposed to represent every American,...
Moss, joined by her mother at the hearing, said that object wasn’t a Usb drive but a “ginger mint.”
That didn’t stop Giuliani or Donald Trump from spreading the conspiracy theory that they were behind election fraud in Fulton County, Ga, even though there was no evidence.
“Do you know how it feels for the president of the United States to target you?” Freeman said in videotaped testimony, as she argued that she and her daughter were made into scapegoats by Trump and Giuliani.
“The president of the United States is supposed to represent every American,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Supreme Court spouse Ginni Thomas not only pushed the Trump White House and Republican congressmen to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election, she also reached out to Arizona state lawmakers asking the same, The Washington Post reported Friday. This latest revelation raises still more questions and concerns about the extent to which Thomas’ role as a right-wing activist affects the work of her husband, Justice Clarence Thomas.
Ginni Thomas sent emails to Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and State Rep. Shawnna Bolick, both of whom are Republicans.
“Article...
Ginni Thomas sent emails to Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and State Rep. Shawnna Bolick, both of whom are Republicans.
“Article...
- 5/20/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
An Arizona bill that would allow state lawmakers to reject election results was essentially doomed by a parliamentary procedure that the bill’s lead sponsor compared to a “lynching.”
Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers on Tuesday sunk the bill by assigning it not just to one or two House committees, but to all 12 of them, meaning it’s extremely unlikely the bill will ever reach the floor. Republican Rep. John Fillmore lamented the move, describing the effort to block the state legislature from being able to reject election results as a “12-committee lynching,...
Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers on Tuesday sunk the bill by assigning it not just to one or two House committees, but to all 12 of them, meaning it’s extremely unlikely the bill will ever reach the floor. Republican Rep. John Fillmore lamented the move, describing the effort to block the state legislature from being able to reject election results as a “12-committee lynching,...
- 2/4/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
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