State Sen. Jake Hoffman was one of 18 individuals indicted for trying to subvert Arizona\'s election results in 2020.
State Senator Jake Hoffman speaking with the media outside the Arizona State Capitol building on January 9, 2023, the opening day of the 56th Legislature in Phoenix, Arizona.Arizona Republicans have selected one of the 18 individuals who were indicted last week on charges of election subversion to serve as a member of the Republican National Committee .
“It is in this late hour, with urgency, that I respectfully ask that you delay the certification of election results for Arizona during the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, and seek clarification from the Arizona state legislature as to which slate of electors are proper and accurate,”Pence refused to follow through on Hoffman’s demands, as vice presidents do not have the constitutional authority to disregard state electors.
The charges against the 18 officials include forgery, fraud and conspiracy. Trump is not named as a defendant in the indictment, but is listed as “co-conspirator 1” in the documents.
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