Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed the Arizona secretary of state’s office in recent months as part of his investigation into the Jan. 6 riot and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
into the Jan. 6 riot and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a spokesperson for the state agency confirmed Wednesday.
Paul Smith-Leonard, a spokesperson for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, said Smith sought information linked to a pair of lawsuits, one filed by former President’s campaign and the other by former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward, that claimed errors and fraud tainted the 2020 presidential election results.
Specifically, Smith sought documents related to communications with opposing attorneys, discovery and proposed exhibits, Smith-Leonard said of the subpoena, which was issued as recently as May and wasHe said Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, the law firm representing the secretary of state’s office in relation to the subpoenas, complied with Smith's request.
Andy Gaona, an attorney at the law firm, declined to comment. A spokesperson for the special counsel's office also declined to comment. The Trump campaign's lawsuit was dismissed in November 2020, while Ward unsuccessfully sought U.S. Supreme Court review of her election challenge after the Arizona Supreme Court in December 2020 upheld a lower court’s decision regarding the accuracy of results in the state.
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