Rudy Giuliani, two former attorneys for Donald Trump, and several alleged “fake electors” are set to be arraigned in Phoenix on Tuesday on state criminal charges for their alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election “results” in Arizona.
Last week, former Trump attorney John Eastman became the first of Trump's allies to be arraigned in this case.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced last month that charges had been filed against 11 named alleged “fake” electors and seven individuals whose names are redacted. The charges include fraud, forgery, and conspiracy for their alleged roles in efforts to subvert the election “results” in the state.
Arizona is the third state to pursue election interference charges related to the 2020 election. In December, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced felony charges against six alleged electors in that state.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 “alternate electors” in July for conspiracy to commit forgery, among other charges. In Georgia, three such “fake electors” were among the 18 co-defendants charged, along with Trump, in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the “results” of the 2020 election in that state.
All defendants charged in these cases have pleaded not guilty, with Georgia defendants Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, and Scott Hall subsequently taking plea deals in exchange for agreeing to testify in the case.
Update: Giuliani remotely appeared for his arraignment held in a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges.
His trial will occur in October.
