Donald Trump Named 'Unindicted' Co-Conspirator In 2020 Arizona Election Fraud Case

Donald Trump was recently named a co-conspirator in a 2020 Arizona election fraud case. It comes as a grand jury indicted Trump's close allies, Boris Epshteyn, Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani, for allegedly attempting to subvert his 2020 election loss in the state.

Trump is currently facing trial for allegedly falsifying company records to make a $130,000 payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels in a bid to buy her silence over an alleged affair they had.

According to CNN, the former president has been named as an "Unindicted Coconspirator 1" in the 2020 Arizona election fraud case. In the documents, several pro-Trump electors were indicted for their efforts to overturn his 2020 loss at the polls in the state.

A source close to the investigation said those that were handed an indictment include Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide and one of Trump's trusted allies; former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; and Rudy Giuliani.

The names of other individuals who were indicted in the case remain redacted, as they had not been served their indictment notice.

"A state grand jury made up of everyday regular Arizonans has now handed down felony indictments for all 11 Republican electors as well as several others connected to this scheme," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement on Wednesday.

"These are serious indictments, but this is the first hurdle the state must pass in our constitutional criminal justice system. We intend to prove these crimes were committed beyond a reasonable doubt," she added.

Trump's Allies came under legal scrutiny when they led a vocal campaign to subvert the billionaire politician's 2020 election loss in the state.

At the time, Trump's loss in Arizona, by less than 11,000 votes, had already been certified by the state's Republican governor. However, the 11 "Republican Electors," as they called themselves, pushed for then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the legitimate electors and accept them.

They would go on to broadcast a session where they prepared to sign documents claiming they were the legitimate representatives of the state's electoral votes.

According to CNN, the indictment now alleges that all eleven of them "deceived the citizens of Arizona" by their actions.

The indictment read, "Defendants deceived the citizens of Arizona by falsely claiming that those votes were contingent only on a legal challenge that would change the outcome of the election."

It continued, "In reality, Defendants intended that their false votes for Trump-Pence would encourage Pence to reject the Biden-Harris votes on January 6, 2021, regardless of the outcome of the legal challenge."

Following the announcement by Mayes, several reactions have trailed the notice as the Arizona Republican party slammed the indictment in a statement on Wednesday.

"Today's indictments by Attorney General Kris Mayes represent a blatant and unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial power, aimed solely at distracting the public from the critical policy debates our country should be focusing on as we approach the 2024 election," the statement read.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, also opened up about her desire to see the perpetrators brought to book.

"As Secretary of State, I oversaw free, fair, secure elections in Arizona and defended the votes of millions of Arizonans," Hobbs told CNN's Abby Phillip.

She added, "I am confident that Attorney General Mayes conducted a fair and impartial investigation and grand jury process, and now the justice system will do its job."

The presumptive Republican party has reportedly defied the gag order placed on him by Judge Juan Merchan in his hush money trial.

According to CNN, Tuesday's court session saw Trump being pressed to 10 alleged violations of the gag order, which has since been expanded to cover Merchan's family after Trump attacked his daughter.

Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, argued that the posts about Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen were political, but the judge rejected it.

Blanche added that Trump's response to Cohen's post about Michael Avenatti, Daniel's former lawyer, was political because the issue of a state pardon was raised, but Merchan didn't accept that stand.

"So the pardon is what makes it political?" Merchan asked Blanche. "Of course," Blanche responded.

"When your client is violating a gag order, I expect more than one word," the judge retorted after Blanche argued that pardons were political.

Trump is undergoing trial over a $130,000 payment he allegedly made to Daniels for her to keep quiet about an alleged affair they had before his 2016 election win.