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Senate President Warren Petersen and, through his spokesman, Speaker of the House Ben Toma confirmed that they are among the Arizona lawmakers subpoenaed by the US Justice Department’s Special Counsel investigating former President Donald Trump.
Senator Petersen said, “It’s mostly just a request for any communications between us and a list of people.”
The only person Petersen said he met was Trump’s lawyer Rudy Guiliani. Petersen said, “Of course, I will comply. Why wouldn’t I?”
The former president worked hard to get Arizona to change its vote from Joe Biden to him. He reportedly called a hotel ballroom in November 2020 to urge Republican lawmakers to do just that. “We’ve won a lot,” Trump told them.
Trump tried to call former Governor Doug Ducey as he certified the results of the Arizona election. Ducey sent the call to voice mail.
Along with his lawyer Guiliani, Trump tried to convince Arizona Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers to call a special session with the goal of throwing out the results.
Bowers would tell a Congressional Committee on January 6th, “It is my faith that the Constitution was divinely inspired by my most fundamental founding beliefs. And for someone to do that because they just asked me to, is foreign to my being. I will not do it.”
Asked if he had received a subpoena, Mr. Bower said, “I am advised not to speak on this issue.”
The Arizona Mirror first reported the subpoenas. The news outlet said investigators are looking for documents and communications between the former president and members of his campaign with Arizona lawmakers.
The Arizona Mirror also reported that State Senate Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli of Lake Havasu City has been subpoenaed. When contacted Sunday, Borrelli said he could not comment on the issue.
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