Arizona attorney general escalates criminal probe into GOP fake elector scheme to overturn 2020 election
- Arizona AG Kris Mayes is conducting a criminal investigation into alleged Republican efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including a fake GOP elector scheme.
- Mayes has assigned prosecutors to gather facts and information from officials and pro-Trump electors in Arizona.
- It's unclear if the probe will expand into other GOP attempts to undermine Biden's win in Arizona and elsewhere.
- There is also a federal criminal investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith into similar efforts in multiple states.
- Arizona was a major focus of Trump's baseless voter fraud claims that Mayes is exploring for potential violations of law.