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Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is the last of 17 defendants to be served an indictment in Arizona’s fake-elector case for his role in an attempt to overturn former president Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, the Arizona attorney general said.
Kris Mayes posted the news regarding the Trump-aligned lawyer on her X account late Friday.
“The final defendant was served moments ago. @RudyGiuliani nobody is above the law,” Mayes wrote.
The attorney general’s spokesperson, Richie Taylor, said in an email to the Associated Press on Saturday that Giuliani faces the same charges as the other defendants, including conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges.
Earlier Friday evening, Giuliani had tweeted a taunting message alongside a photo of himself surrounded by smiling friends. “If Arizona authorities can’t find me by tomorrow morning,” he wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can’t count votes.”
Kris Mayes posted the news regarding the Trump-aligned lawyer on her X account late Friday.
“The final defendant was served moments ago. @RudyGiuliani nobody is above the law,” Mayes wrote.
The attorney general’s spokesperson, Richie Taylor, said in an email to the Associated Press on Saturday that Giuliani faces the same charges as the other defendants, including conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges.
Earlier Friday evening, Giuliani had tweeted a taunting message alongside a photo of himself surrounded by smiling friends. “If Arizona authorities can’t find me by tomorrow morning,” he wrote in a now-deleted tweet, “1. They must dismiss the indictment; 2. They must concede they can’t count votes.”
Hours later, he was served notice of the indictment.
Giuliani’s political adviser, Ted Goodman, confirmed Giuliani was served Friday night after his 80th birthday celebration as he was walking to his car.
The indictment comes just days after Giuliani was suspended by WABC, a New York radio station for attempting to use his show to continue perpetuating the lie that Trump lost the 2020 election due to electoral fraud.
It also comes after Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in December 2023. The filing came after he was ordered to pay $148m in a defamation case brought against him by two Georgia poll workers whom he falsely accused of being involved in election subversion.
Earlier this month, Giuliani’s lawyers said in a court filing that “nobody seems interested” in helping the former New York mayor meet accounting obligations in his bankruptcy case.
“We look forward to full vindication soon,” Goodman said in a statement Saturday.
The indictment alleges that Giuliani “pressured” Arizona legislators and the Maricopa county board of supervisors to change the outcome of Arizona’s election and that he was responsible for encouraging Republican electors in Arizona and six other contested states to vote for Trump.
Taylor said an unredacted copy of the indictment will be released Monday. He added Giuliani is expected to appear in court in Phoenix Tuesday unless he is granted a delay by the court.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, is among others who have been indicted in the case. . ."
The indictment comes just days after Giuliani was suspended by WABC, a New York radio station for attempting to use his show to continue perpetuating the lie that Trump lost the 2020 election due to electoral fraud.
It also comes after Giuliani filed for bankruptcy in December 2023. The filing came after he was ordered to pay $148m in a defamation case brought against him by two Georgia poll workers whom he falsely accused of being involved in election subversion.
Earlier this month, Giuliani’s lawyers said in a court filing that “nobody seems interested” in helping the former New York mayor meet accounting obligations in his bankruptcy case.
“We look forward to full vindication soon,” Goodman said in a statement Saturday.
The indictment alleges that Giuliani “pressured” Arizona legislators and the Maricopa county board of supervisors to change the outcome of Arizona’s election and that he was responsible for encouraging Republican electors in Arizona and six other contested states to vote for Trump.
Taylor said an unredacted copy of the indictment will be released Monday. He added Giuliani is expected to appear in court in Phoenix Tuesday unless he is granted a delay by the court.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, is among others who have been indicted in the case. . ."
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