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Arizona Supreme Court denies prosecutor appeal against sending fake elector case back to grand jury

Jun 4, 2026, 10:06 AM

FILE - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at the Arizona State Prison, March 19, 2025, in F...

FILE - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks at the Arizona State Prison, March 19, 2025, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a prosecutor’s appeal of an order that the state’s fake elector case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others over the 2020 presidential election be sent back to a grand jury.

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Arizona Supreme Court denies prosecutor appeal against sending fake elector case back to grand jury