An ethics watchdog is suing two top prosecutors for documents that may reveal a collusion scheme against President Donald Trump intended to influence the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement it \u201cfiled a lawsuit against Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for her communications with former Special Counsel Jack Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn January 13, 2025 several media outlets reported that Attorney General Mayes had formally requested case documents from U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s criminal investigation into President Donald Trump regarding the 2020 presidential election,\u201d Judicial Watch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c12News reported that \u2018Mayes said the documents could ensure defendants in Arizona\u2019s fake electors case would be held accountable,\u2019\u201d Judicial Watch notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That case refers to supporters of President Trump from states whose Electoral College votes went to Joe Biden, who alleged the results were fraudulent offered themselves to the Electoral College as \u201calternate electors\u201d under a theory the Electoral College could refuse to accept a state\u2019s official slate of electors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of them in states like Arizona now face prosecution on charges of fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics argue there were no \u201cfake electors\u201d because the accused persons never mislead anyone about their identity, publicly identified themselves as alternate electors to be considered only in the event the slate of electors submitted by state officials could be rejected by the Electoral Congress and even held press conferences to explain what they were doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judicial Watch reports it \u201cfiled the Arizona Public Records Law complaint in the Superior Court of Arizona after the attorney general failed to respond to a January 13, 2025, request for:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any communications and\/or documents with Jack Smith and\/or the DOJ Special Counsel group\/team from January 1, 2022, to the completion of this request. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCollusion against President Trump by Democratic politicians with Jack Smith and the weaponized Biden Justice Department are of great public interest,\u201d Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. \u201cAttorney General Mayes is acting as if she has something to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of\u00a0Great America News Desk.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n