'This obsession is not justice': Arizona appeals court denies AG's bid to revive 'fake electors' case

Source: Law & Crime

Sep 23rd, 2025, 11:46 am Updated Sep 23rd, 2025, 1:21 pm


An Arizona appeals court has declined to hear a petition from state Attorney General Kris Mayes seeking to revive the indictment against 18 "fake electors" who claimed President Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election. In a terse Monday ruling from the three-judge panel, Chief Judge Kent Cattani wrote that the court "declines to accept jurisdiction" of her appeal based on its own "discretion."

In April 2024, an Arizona grand jury indicted 18 people for allegedly using so-called "fake electors" to fraudulently certify Trump's win in the state over his challenger, Joe Biden. Among those indicted were high-profile names, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and then-Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward.

However, the case against them hit a roadblock when Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers found that prosecutors had not shared the full text of the Electoral Count Act with the grand jury before the indictment. The legislation stipulates how electoral votes in a presidential election should be counted.

The judge's decision meant the attorney general either had to convene a new grand jury or appeal. She chose the latter option, which led to Monday's ruling. Now, she finds herself in a similar position: get a new grand jury together or appeal the case — this time, to the Arizona Supreme Court.

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