Arizona prosecutors pursuing charges against several of President Trump’s top allies for their roles in “efforts to overturn” the 2020 election have secured access to a large cache of emails, texts, and phone records. A court order has temporarily barred them from reviewing the material until the defendants can first screen it for irrelevant information.
Court filings reveal that Attorney General Kris Mayes’ team obtained search warrants earlier this year for data from the Google and Apple iCloud accounts of key Trump allies, including Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Boris Epshteyn. The records span a three-month period between November 1, 2020, and February 1, 2021.
Meadows has since asked the judge to suppress the evidence, arguing the search warrants were overly broad and lacked sufficient evidence to justify their scope. He contends the warrants swept up vast amounts of personal data, such as photos, passwords, and FaceTime logs, unrelated to the alleged conspiracy.
The proceedings hit a delay last month when Judge Bruce Cohen recused himself after it was revealed he had previously defended Kamala Harris from political attacks. His successor, Judge Sam Myers, recently granted a request by Meadows to extend deadlines for challenging the grand jury proceedings, potentially slowing the case’s timeline, which was already expected to stretch into 2026.
Newly disclosed court documents have shed light on the prosecution’s case, including details from search warrants issued to tech companies like Google, Apple, and X for data tied to the 18 defendants.
Read the court filings here.
