Hobbs asks Brnovich to investigate reports of election interference

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wrote to State Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Wednesday urging him to investigate recent reports of interference by Trump allies in the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

The Republic published text messages from Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward asking former Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Clint Hickman “to stop the counting.” In another text, Ward reportedly told the board’s chairman, “I know you don’t want to be remembered as the guy who led the charge to certify a fraudulent election.”