The Arizona Attorney General's Office concluded months ago there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election results in Maricopa County ― but the state's top prosecutor sat on the information and suppressed mitigating details, records show.
Arizona Attorney General-elect Kris Mayes speaks to the media in Phoenix after being officially declared winner of her election race on Dec. 29, 2022.The Arizona Attorney General's Office concluded months ago there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election results in Maricopa County ― but the state's top prosecutor sat on the information and suppressed mitigating details, newly released records show.
"First and foremost, the people of Arizona had a right to know this before the 2022 election," she said."This office has a solemn duty to be transparent and honest with the people of Arizona." Of particular concern to Mayes was the initial report released publicly by Brnovich in April 2022 suggesting the county's election system could not be completely trusted.
A 24-page report on the investigation by an assistant chief special agent of the criminal division detailed an exhaustive process that examined 638 separate complaints of alleged fraud, including those made by elected officials, that prompted 438 investigations and took more than 10,000 hours to complete.Brnovich in April 2022:Brnovich said in April 2022 the initial investigation"revealed serious vulnerabilities that must be addressed and raises questions about the 2020 election in Arizona.
Where Brnovich suggested the signature review process was not as vigorous as it was in 2018, an investigator wrote,"Investigators did not compare the 2020 general election ballot rejection rate to any election in 2018." Richer said he is still"very confused" as to how the interim report concluded his office was uncooperative. He also said he had never heard of a prosecutor's office filing an interim report on an ongoing investigation.
"No final report was issued, therefore there are no responsive documents to the attached request," his office said in a Dec. 2 email. It ignored follow-up requests.Brnovich launched the investigation after the Arizona Senate's discredited review of 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County's 2020 election to determine if the election had been rigged against former President Donald Trump.
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