{"id":555533,"date":"2023-02-23T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-arizona-ag-sat-on-records-refuting-election-fraud\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:54:25","slug":"former-arizona-ag-sat-on-records-refuting-election-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-arizona-ag-sat-on-records-refuting-election-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"#Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting election fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d9a5d2d2e5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d9a5d2d2e5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-arizona-ag-sat-on-records-refuting-election-fraud\/#Former_Arizona_AG_sat_on_records_refuting_election_fraud\" >Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting election fraud<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Former_Arizona_AG_sat_on_records_refuting_election_fraud\"><\/span>Former Arizona AG sat on records refuting election fraud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 927px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is accused of suppressing findings by his own investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud. (AP Photo\/Bob Christie)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mZJ7DRW7xwSgb7au6kxWXA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD05Mjc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/ce7d1345412054f198ad0da27b4cf0f6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Former Arizona Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Mark Brnovich is accused of suppressing findings by his own investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud. (AP Photo\/Bob Christie)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Arizona&#8217;s former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who took office last month, said the records show the 2020 election \u201cwas conducted fairly and accurately by election officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, never released a March 2022 summary of investigative findings, which ruled out most of the fraud claims spread by allies and supporters of former President Donald Trump. Yet a month later, he released <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/steve-bannon-elections-arizona-phoenix-criminal-investigations-017883d2ee13d4721fe545659e003163\" data-ylk='slk:an \u201cinterim report\";cpos:1;pos:1' class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">an \u201cinterim report&#8221;<\/a> that claimed his investigation \u201crevealed serious vulnerabilities that must be addressed and raises questions about the 2020 election in Arizona.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He released his April report despite pushback from his investigators who said some of its claims were refuted by their probe. Brnovich was at the time in the midst of a Republican Party <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-and-politics-az-state-wire-arizona-senate-elections-2e1d86d7d0f46c0c7b9eaeb349ba5d8e\" data-ylk=\"slk:primary for U.S. Senate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">primary for U.S. Senate<\/a> and facing fierce criticism from Trump, who claimed he wasn&#8217;t doing enough to prosecute election fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Brnovich, whose primary bid was unsuccessful, also did not release a September memo that systematically refuted a bevy of election conspiracies that have taken root on the right, including allegations of dead or duplicate voters, pre-marked ballots flown in from Asia, election servers connected to the internet and even manipulation by satellites controlled by the Italian military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn each instance and in each matter, the aforementioned parties did not provide any evidence to support their allegations,\u201d the September memo read. \u201cThe information that was provided was speculative in many instances and when investigated by our agents and support staff, was found to be inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The September memo, which was among the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/press-release\/arizona-attorney-generals-office-releases-documents-related-2020-election-0\" data-ylk=\"slk:documents released Wednesday;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">documents released Wednesday<\/a>, describes an all-encompassing probe that became the top priority for the attorney general&#8217;s investigators, who spent more than 10,000 hours looking into 638 complaints. They opened 430 investigations and referred 22 cases for prosecution. President Joe Biden <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-legislature-218ad4d596e87c6b1a223f19f817776e\" data-ylk=\"slk:won Arizona;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">won Arizona<\/a> by a little over 10,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Mayes said the fraud claims were a waste.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 828px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"New Arizona Attorney General Kris said her predecessor suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Gcsol4ie6L4KUFqovztSXg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/a6d5cda8796d3c9fd643c5a51266bbcf\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Arizona Attorney General Kris said her predecessor suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Gcsol4ie6L4KUFqovztSXg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ap.org\/a6d5cda8796d3c9fd643c5a51266bbcf\" class=\"caas-img\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">New Arizona Attorney General Kris said her predecessor suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe ten thousand plus hours spent diligently investigating every conspiracy theory under the sun distracted this office from its core mission of protecting the people of Arizona from real crime and fraud,&#8221; Mayes said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to reach Brnovich for comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Brnovich&#8217;s \u201cinterim report\u201d claimed that election officials worked too quickly in verifying voter signatures and pointed to a drop in the number of ballots with rejected signatures between 2016 and 2018 and again in 2020. He also claimed that Maricopa County was slow in responding to requests for information.<\/p>\n<p>He made those claims even after investigators who reviewed a draft pushed back, publishing his report largely unchanged following their feedback.<\/p>\n<p>The investigative staff concluded that the county recorder&#8217;s office \u201cfollowed its policy\/procedures as they relate to signature verification; we did not uncover any criminality or fraud having been committed in this area during the 2020 general election,&#8221; investigators wrote. They also said they found the county \u201cwas cooperative and responsive to our requests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arizona became the epicenter of efforts by Trump allies to cast doubt on Biden&#8217;s victory. Republican leaders of the state Senate subpoenaed election records and equipment and hired a Florida firm led by a Trump supporter, Cyber Ninjas Inc., to conduct <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-elections-arizona-phoenix-conspiracy-theories-d38321441bcd6cea58421f6871b4f74e\" data-ylk=\"slk:an unprecedented review;cpos:5;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">an unprecedented review<\/a> of the election in Maricopa County.<\/p>\n<p>The Cyber Ninjas review gave Biden more votes than the official count but claimed that their work raised serious questions about the conduct of the election in Maricopa County, home to metro Phoenix and the majority of Arizona&#8217;s voters. The investigation by the attorney general&#8217;s office found the allegations did not stand up to scrutiny.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote caas-pull-quote\"><p><span class=\"quotemark icon\"><svg width=\"31\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 14\"><path d=\"M15.5222734,14 C18.5215054,14 20,12.4159021 20,9.76146789 C20,7.23547401 18.7327189,5.90825688 16.3248848,5.73700306 C16.8740399,3.93883792 17.8456221,2.01223242 18.9016897,0.29969419 L18.9016897,0 L14.3394777,0 C12.6075269,2.6116208 10.8333333,6.03669725 10.8333333,9.03363914 C10.8333333,12.2446483 12.3963134,14 15.5222734,14 Z M4.70948012,14 C7.6529052,14 9.16666667,12.4159021 9.16666667,9.76146789 C9.16666667,7.23547401 7.82110092,5.86544343 5.46636086,5.73700306 C6.01299694,3.93883792 6.98012232,2.01223242 8.0733945,0.29969419 L8.0733945,0 L3.53211009,0 C1.80810398,2.6116208 0,6.03669725 0,9.03363914 C0,12.2446483 1.5558104,14 4.70948012,14 Z\" transform=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote\">Our comprehensive review of CNI\u2019s audit showed they did not provide any evidence to support their allegations of widespread fraud or ballot manipulation.<\/span><span class=\"attribution\">Report by Mark Brnovich&#8217;s own investigators<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur comprehensive review of CNI\u2019s audit showed they did not provide any evidence to support their allegations of widespread fraud or ballot manipulation,\u201d Brnovich&#8217;s investigators wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s release is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-georgia-cfb7bdb05ef8fe25879fb49f9ed44882\" data-ylk=\"slk:the latest confirmation;cpos:6;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">the latest confirmation<\/a> that there was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/voter-fraud-election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-7fcb6f134e528fee8237c7601db3328f\" data-ylk=\"slk:no widespread fraud;cpos:7;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">no widespread fraud<\/a> in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-michael-pence-electoral-college-elections-health-2d9bd47a8bd3561682ac46c6b3873a10\" data-ylk=\"slk:2020 election;cpos:8;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">2020 election<\/a> and that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-claims-biden-won-explained-bd53b14ce871412b462cb3fe2c563f18\" data-ylk=\"slk:Biden won the presidency;cpos:9;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Biden won the presidency<\/a> legitimately. Trump continues to repeat his lie that the election was stolen from him as he mounts his third bid for the White House, despite <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-joe-biden-election-2020-elections-government-and-politics-4b6643aa699480dc63cbce8555aac946\" data-ylk=\"slk:reviews;cpos:10;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">reviews<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:11;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-wisconsin-presidential-elections-state-elections-madison-9a2f172dd8074668ded26bd5b0b41fbb\" data-ylk=\"slk:audits;cpos:11;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">audits<\/a> saying otherwise in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:12;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elections-government-and-politics-nevada-ed4d5296d9fd7fd9afd83a3fe845c205\" data-ylk=\"slk:battleground states;cpos:12;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">battleground states<\/a> he contested and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:13;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/capitol-riot-trump-election-lies-explainer-816a43ed964e6d35f03b0930e6e56c82?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=RelatedStories&amp;utm_campaign=position_03\" data-ylk=\"slk:his own administration officials;cpos:13;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">his own administration officials<\/a> debunking his claims.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in Maricopa County, where nearly all the officials overseeing elections are Republicans, say they endured <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:14;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-donald-trump-arizona-phoenix-elections-2bd2306acb2ae89c0ef37182fbb415b7\" data-ylk=\"slk:death threats;cpos:14;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">death threats<\/a> and verbal abuse due to the suggestions of malfeasance in the Cyber Ninjas review and Brnovich&#8217;s \u201cinterim report.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a gross misuse of his elected office and an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>alling waste of taxpayer dollars, as well as a waste of the time and effort of professional investigators,\u201d Clint Hickman, the Republican chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Brnovich&#8217;s investigators did conclude that Maricopa County officials did not uniformly follow state election procedures when filling out forms to document the pickup and transport of mail ballots. But they said the errors were procedural and that \u201cinvestigators did not find anything that would (have) compromised the integrity of the ballots or the final ballot count.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigators interviewed two Republican state lawmakers who publicly claimed they knew of fraud in the election, but wrote that neither Rep. Mark Finchem nor Sen. Sonny Borrelli repeated their claims to investigators \u2014 when they could have been subject to criminal charges for false reporting to law enforcement. The investigators said a third lawmaker, Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers, declined to speak with them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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