Democrat Arizona Legal professional Normal Kris Mayes’ alternate Trump electors case is on life help after a choose discovered that prosecutors failed to tell jurors in regards to the regulation that was central to the state’s case.
Trump legal professional Christina Bobb reacted to the choose’s order and stated the case ought to be dismissed completely.
My 9 felony indictments in AZ have simply been remanded to the grand jury. The choose discovered that the state did not correctly instruct the grand jury.
This case is partisan politics at its worst and have to be dismissed fully. https://t.co/HpoS9nlbJO
— Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) May 19, 2025
The Washington Put up reported:
An Arizona choose has ordered state prosecutors to ship again to a grand jury a case wherein Republicans have been charged final 12 months for his or her alleged roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, probably jeopardizing the high-profile indictments.
Maricopa County Superior Court docket Decide Sam J. Myers sided with the Republicans and located that prosecutors failed to supply the grand jury with the textual content of an 1887 federal regulation that’s central to the Republicans’ protection. The regulation, referred to as the Electoral Depend Act, spells out how presidential electoral votes are to be solid and counted.
“We’re extraordinarily happy with the courtroom’s ruling, and we expect the choose obtained it precisely proper,” stated Stephen Binhak, the legal professional who spearheaded the hassle to get the case again to a grand jury.
The Arizona alternate Trump electors case introduced by Democrat Legal professional Normal Kris Mayes started to crumble last year after a choose allowed the defendants to argue the fees are politically motivated.
Throughout a listening to final 12 months, Maricopa County Superior Court docket Decide Bruce Cohen stated he was open to listening to the defendants’ arguments to have the indictment thrown out underneath Arizona’s anti-SLAPP regulation, which was not too long ago expanded by the legislature to cowl vindictive politically motivated prices.
In February, Maricopa County Decide Sam Myers stated the defendants efficiently argued that the fees towards them seem to have violated the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.
“Myers stated that Arizona Democratic Legal professional Normal Kris Mayes’ declaration when saying the indictment that “this could by no means occur once more” could be construed as assigning political motivation to the prosecution,” Courthouse Information reported.
Arizona prosecutors got 45 days to reply to the choose’s discovering and show the fees have been to implement the regulation and never violate the First Modification rights of the defendants.
Final April, Trump 2020 alternate electors, GOP state legislators, former Arizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward and others have been indicted by a state grand jury in Arizona.
A complete of 18 individuals concerned within the Arizona alternate electors plan have been indicted by the Arizona grand jury final 12 months.
Trump legal professionals Christina Bobb, Jenna Ellis, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman have been all charged with felonies.
President Trump was named “Unindicted Coconspirator-1” within the indictment as a result of he made a cellphone name in regards to the poll counting to former governor Doug Ducey.
Arizona’s Democrat Legal professional Normal Kris Mayes defended her witch hunt and the curious timing of the indictment – simply months earlier than the 2024 normal election. Make no mistake, the fees have been a warning shot to anybody who might have wished to problem the 2024 election.
“We carried out an intensive {and professional} investigation over the previous 13 months into the pretend electors scheme in our state,” Arizona’s Democrat Legal professional Normal Kris Mayes stated in a video saying the fees. “I perceive for a few of you at the moment didn’t come quick sufficient. And I do know I’ll be criticized by others for conducting this investigation in any respect. However as I’ve said earlier than, and we’ll say right here once more, at the moment, I can’t enable American democracy to be undermined.”
All 9 felony prices towards former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, together with fraud, forgery, and conspiracy, have been beforehand dropped in a plea deal.
