Overview
- Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen said he complied last week with a federal grand jury subpoena and turned over records from the chamber’s 2020 review of Maricopa County’s election to the FBI.
- Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors and Recorder’s Office said they have not been subpoenaed and confirmed the county’s 2020 ballots were destroyed after two years in accordance with state law.
- The FBI and Justice Department have not detailed the scope of what was sought or whether any records beyond the state Senate’s audit materials were obtained.
- The development follows a January FBI search of Fulton County, Georgia’s elections hub that seized 2020 materials and sparked ongoing litigation over custody and use of those records.
- The Arizona Senate’s Cyber Ninjas audit was widely criticized and still affirmed Joe Biden’s 2020 victory; President Donald Trump amplified reports about the new subpoena on social media.