Overview
- Petersen, who said Tuesday he asked the Justice Department to investigate the two Democrats for obstruction and witness tampering, acted after turning Senate audit records over to the FBI under a federal grand-jury subpoena.
- Mayes and Fontes told county recorders in a March 9 letter not to share confidential voter data with federal agents and, in a March 31 request to Petersen, asked what he gave the FBI, including whether Address Confidentiality participants were exposed.
- Petersen released a legal opinion from Snell and Wilmer saying he was right to comply with the subpoena and arguing the Democrats’ guidance misstates the law and could impede a federal criminal investigation.
- Mayes said Petersen is helping Trump-driven efforts to sow doubt about elections and warned the fight sets up challenges to 2026 results, while Fontes said he still lacks assurance that driver’s license and Tribal ID details were kept secret.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona said it received Petersen’s referral and declined comment, as the grand-jury probe reviews materials from the Senate’s 2021 Cyber Ninjas review that found no result-changing fraud.