Arizona prosecutors are investigating key allies of President-elect Donald Trump, securing a trove of emails, text messages and phone records as part of an investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. .
The documents span from November 1, 2020 to February 1, 2021, and are directed to the Google and Apple iCloud accounts of Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Boris Epshteyn. It was obtained through a search warrant. According to For submission to court. Courts currently prohibit prosecutors from reviewing documents to help defendants sift out irrelevant data, but Meadows is asking courts to destroy the data entirely.
In court filings, Meadows claims the search warrant was overly broad and not supported by sufficient evidence linking him to the alleged conspiracy. Meadows does not claim ownership of the associated mobile phones or iCloud accounts.
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays indicted Meadows in April, along with others, for what he called a “sham election scheme” in connection with President Trump during the 2020 election. Mayes also shared a video on did.
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The Washington Post reported that Trump’s staff, including Meadows, campaign staffer Boris Epshteyn, campaign staffer Mike Roman, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, It was reported that a lawyer and seven of his close aides are suspected of being involved. Although Trump was not directly named in the document, Mays identified him as a co-conspirator. (Related: Federal jury acquits most of ‘Trump train’ drivers in 2020 voter intimidation case)
In response to inquiries from the Post, Mr. Meadows’ attorney, George Terwilliger, said any charges involving Mr. Meadows were a politically motivated attack. He vowed to firmly defeat such claims. Meanwhile, Eastman’s attorney Charles Burnham said his client is innocent of all charges. Giuliani’s spokesman Ted Goodman called the indictment a harmful abuse of the justice system.
Prosecutors are reviewing vast amounts of data collected from technology companies, according to court filings. In response to 10 search warrants issued in April and May, these companies turned over emails, text messages, call logs, contact lists, and geolocation data about 18 defendants.
Meadows’ motion to suppress evidence criticizes the scope of the warrant, claiming it generated an excessive amount of personal information. Prosecutors refuted these arguments, stressing that the warrant focuses precisely on a three-month period related to the alleged crime and is strictly limited to subliminal evidence.
Arizona joins Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan and Georgia in charging Trump supporters for their involvement in an alleged “fake elector” scheme during the 2020 election. Michigan has indicted 16 Republicans, and Nevada has indicted six people for allegedly engaging in a similar scheme involving “fake electors” during the 2020 election.
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