Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Monday released a full, unredacted version of the criminal indictment of Republican activists and politicians who assisted former President Donald Trump with his efforts to contest the 2020 election results in the state.
In a brief statement posted to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office website, Mayes’ staff confirmed, “The following individuals are named as defendants in the indictment: Rudolph Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Christina Bobb, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, Jacob Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, and Michael Ward.”
Previously released versions of the indictment redacted the names of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Trump administration White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows until they could be served with the legal document. The document released by Mayes on Monday names each defendant.
The last person to receive service was Giuliani, who Mayes’ process servers confronted at his 80th birthday party at the Palm Springs, Florida home of Republican Party consultant Caroline Wren, according to Mayes’ posts to the social media platform X.
While most of the guests had reportedly departed Giuliani’s party by time he was served, the New York Post reported the incident inspired screams from the former mayor’s guests and reduced one woman to tears. The outlet nonetheless reported that Giuliani was unfazed by the legal service.
Wren later posted to X, “It’s a shame that while the AZ southern border is wide open and crime is reaching an all time high, [Mayes] thought it was a good use of taxpayer [money] to send agents across the country to serve an indictment to a man who has spent his entire life dedicated to law [and] order and was just trying to celebrate his 80th birthday amongst friends [and] family.”
The consultant suggested Mayes’ decision to serve Giuliani at the party was designed “to silence, indict and humiliate” the former mayor.
Mayes was determined the winner of the 2022 elections with a margin of just 280 votes, the slimmest in Arizona history for a statewide election.
Her former Republican opponent, U.S. House candidate Abe Hamadeh, did not concede the election and maintains that uncounted votes would prove he was the victor. Following news of the indictments in April, he declared Mayes a “fake, illegitimate attorney general.”
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Attorney General Kris Mayes” by Attorney General Kris Mayes. Photo “Rudy Giuliani” by Rudy Giuliani. CC BY-SA 2.0.
