The criminal cases related to Donald Trump’s post-defeat plots understandably receive a lot of attention, but it’s worth remembering that there are still some ongoing related investigations unfolding at the state level.
In Michigan, for example, state Attorney General Dana Nessel filed charges against a group of fake electors from the 2020 election last summer. Months later, there were related developments in Nevada. Around the same time, Kris Mayes, Arizona’s Democratic state attorney general, told CNN that her office was still overseeing a “robust” investigation related to related alleged crimes.
Evidently, she wasn’t kidding. Politico reported:
Arizona investigators probing Republicans’ efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results have subpoenaed two members of Congress who were among Donald Trump’s closest Capitol Hill allies in the scheme. The subpoenas to Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, which have not previously been reported, ordered the two Arizona Republicans to testify before a grand jury.
According to the reporting, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, there’s nothing to suggest state prosecutors are weighing possible charges against either of the far-right congressmen, though the subpoenas suggest that Mayes “has cast a far wider net in her probe than previously understood.”
It will also be of interest to see how Biggs and Gosar respond to the subpoenas. When the bipartisan House select committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenaed Biggs nearly two years ago, the GOP lawmaker ignored the summons. Blowing off the state attorney general’s office would create a new set of difficulties for the congressman.
As for why, exactly, Mayes and her office would be interested in these specific House members, there can be little doubt that the two have insights that could shed light on the broader scandal.
For example, the Jan. 6 committee concluded that Biggs attended an infamous White House strategy session on…
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