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Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona received subpoenas as part of a probe into a scheme that attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state, according to a Politico report published Thursday.
The investigation by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is similar to those in other states Donald Trump lost, where the former president and his allies attempted to advance slates of pro-Trump electors for recognition in the Electoral College.
According to Politico, Biggs and Gosar – two staunch Trump allies – have been ordered to testify before a grand jury, noting:
There is no indication that Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who is leading the probe, is considering bringing criminal charges against either lawmaker. And it’s unclear whether Mayes has insisted on enforcing the subpoenas against the lawmakers, who may have legal bases to resist testifying.
But the subpoenas themselves — in conjunction with a series of other aggressive recent moves — show that Mayes, a Democrat, has cast a far wider net in her probe than previously understood.
Politico said it reviewed a letter dated Feb. 16 from Gosar to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) apprising the speaker of the subpoena.
It’s just the latest subpoenas Mayes has issued in the investigation. Last month, she subpoenaed former Trump campaign aide Michael Roman.
Electors in Michigan and Nevada – where similar schemes were attempted – have already been indicted in those states. Meanwhile in Georgia, Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants have been criminally charged over their attempt to overturn the election in that state.
In the weeks after the 2020 election, Trump and his allies leaned on Republican officials in states he lost to subvert those election results. Trump faces criminal charges stemming from those failed attempts in Georgia and in federal court in Washington, D.C.
