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There has been little political fallout for many Republicans accused of helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election.
By Jess Bidgood
Two years ago, an organization of election deniers ran for office in Arizona, spearheaded by Kari Lake’s crusade for governor. When many of them lost, it seemed like a compelling rebuke to conspiracy theorists-filled Republicans who sought the levers of electoral power. effective in 2024.
As it turned out, however, the small factor of defeat won’t keep election deniers out of the spotlight, nor will it keep them away from key roles in the Arizona Republican Party and beyond.
And neither is an accusation, apparently.
Last week, an Arizona state grand jury indicted 17 other people on charges including conspiracy, fraud and forgery, alleging they made efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump’s narrow loss in the 2020 election, which amounted to a felony. Eleven of the defendants False votes in favor of Trump.
The defendants who have gained the most attention are those closest to Trump at the time, such as former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Boris Epshteyn, one of Trump’s legal advisers (though their names). were removed from the indictment, the detailed descriptions in the indictment documents simplified who they are. )
But the trajectories of some of the 11 local and less infamous defendants are even more revealing. His story of how Republicans who tried to defy the effects of the 2020 election still face little political fallout and how deeply their philosophy is ingrained in 2024 politics in Arizona and elsewhere.
“The party hasn’t created any distance, but it’s continued to hug tightly” election deniers, said Barrett Marson, a Republican strategist in Phoenix.
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