Arizona attorney general relaunches 2020 election case against Trump allies

Published June 4, 2026 2:25pm ET | Updated June 4, 2026 2:25pm ET



Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is planning to secure a new indictment against several allies of President Donald Trump accused of participating in efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, reviving a high-profile case that had been dismissed on procedural grounds. 

The new indictment would reassert allegations that Trump advisers, attorneys, and Republican activists participated in a scheme to submit false documents claiming Trump had won Arizona’s 2020 presidential election despite former President Joe Biden’s victory in the state. 

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