Grand jury indicts Arizona Republicans for fraud in 2020 ‘fake elector’ scheme [Video]

An Arizona grand jury has brought charges of fraud and forgery against multiple Republicans in the state for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. 

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, and Michael Ward have been indicted.

Arizona lawmakers Anthony Kern and Jake Hoffman are also among the defendants listed in the indictment.

Several defendants in the indictment have been redacted by the AG’s office. 

The indictment alleges the defendants engaged in a scheme to keep Donald Trump as president after Joe Biden narrowly won Arizona in 2020.

The alleged scheme involved pressuring elected officials to change the outcome of Arizona’s election. When those efforts failed, the defendants submitted certificates of “false” votes for Trump.

“Defendants intended …