Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Kelli Ward, the former chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, charged with election fraud in Arizona.
Giuliani and other defendants charged with conspiracy, forgery, and fraud.
Giuliani and Ward pleaded not guilty to charges related to their efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results.
Indictment alleges false claims of election fraud after the election and submission of false documents to Congress declaring Trump as winner.
Trials scheduled for October 17, Giuliani served with summons following his birthday party in Florida.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and ten other individuals, including Kelli Ward, the former chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, pleaded not guilty to charges related to their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. The indictment alleges that Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud after the election and presided over a gathering where he claimed officials made no effort to determine the accuracy of presidential election results. Giuliani was served with his summons following his birthday party in Florida, after weeks of attempts by Arizona authorities to serve him. The trials for Giuliani and Ward are scheduled for October 17.
Giuliani and the other defendants were charged with conspiracy, forgery, and fraud. Prosecutors allege that they submitted false documents to Congress declaring Trump as the winner of Arizona's electoral votes. Biden won Arizona by over 10,000 votes.
Last week, John Eastman, who devised a strategy to persuade Congress not to certify the election results, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
This is the fourth state where allies of former President Trump have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona
Giuliani was ordered to post a $10,000 bond after he avoided being served with a summons for over a week
Arizona prosecutors found Giuliani based on some of his podcasts and served him at his birthday party in Florida
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][Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Arizona][], [[Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Arizona]], [[Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges related to his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Arizona]]
Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.
Ten others, including former Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward, also pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges related to the case.
Giuliani appeared remotely for the arraignment that was held in a Phoenix courtroom. His and Ward’s trials are scheduled for Oct. 17.
The indictment alleged Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election and presided over a downtown Phoenix gathering where he claimed officials made no effort to determine the accuracy of presidential election results.
Giuliani was finally served Friday night as he was walking to a car after his 80th birthday celebration in Florida.
Prosecutors requested a $10,000 cash bond after outlining efforts by Arizona authorities since April 23 and the difficulties they faced.
Investigators weren’t allowed to go up to Giuliani’s residence, a doorman at the building refused to accept the documents and voicemails left for Giuliani weren’t returned.
Giuliani responded that he hadn’t been hiding from Arizona authorities, saying he has strict rules about who can walk up to his residence given he doesn’t have security personnel.
Court Commissioner Shellie Smith tried to interrupt Giuliani but he kept talking. After Tuesday’s arraignments, Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman said the former New York City mayor looks forward to being vindicated.
Arizona authorities unveiled the felony charges last month against Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring Trump, a Republican, had won Arizona.
Biden, a Democrat, won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
The indictment alleges Ward organized the fake electors and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to declare them to be the state’s true electors. It says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Last week, attorney John Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first defendant in the case to be arraigned, pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trump himself was not charged in the Arizona case but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator.
Arizona is the fourth state where allies of former President Trump have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election.
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]Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden.[
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The article contains editorializing and emotional manipulation. The author uses phrases like 'perfect evidence', 'complete embarrassment to the American legal system', and 'essentially a cut and paste version' which are all emotionally charged language. The author also quotes Giuliani saying '“He has shown no intent to comply with the legal process in Arizona,”' which is an editorial statement about Giuliani's intentions.
The indictment is a complete embarrassment to the American legal system
These charges are essentially a cut and paste version of what they’re attempting to use to interfere with the 2024 Election and to take down President Trump and anyone willing to take on the permanent Washington political class
Fallacies
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The author makes an appeal to authority by mentioning that former Vice President Mike Pence was urged to declare the fake electors as Arizona's true electors. This is a fallacy because the validity of the election results should not be determined based on who declares it, but rather through proper legal channels and evidence.
The indictment says Ward failed to withdraw her vote as a fake elector even though no legal challenges changed the outcome of the presidential race in Arizona.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges related to his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona.
Giuliani appeared remotely for the arraignment held in a Phoenix courtroom. His and Ward’s trials are scheduled for Oct. 17.
Arizona authorities tried unsuccessfully over several weeks to serve Giuliani notice of the indictment. He was finally served on Friday night as he was walking to his car after his 80th birthday celebration in Florida.
The indictment alleged Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election and presided over a downtown Phoenix gathering where he claimed officials made no effort to determine the accuracy of presidential election results.
Accuracy
Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges related to his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona.
Ten others, including former Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward, also pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges related to the case.
Giuliani was finally served with the indictment against him on Friday night as he was walking to his car after his 80th birthday celebration in Florida.
Deception
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The article does not explicitly state that Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election. It also does not mention any sources for the allegations against Giuliani and Ward. The article quotes prosecutor Nicholas Klingerman saying investigators weren't allowed to go up to Giuliani's New York residence and voicemails left for him weren't returned, but this is a case of selective reporting as it does not mention any counter-evidence or Giuliani's side of the story. The article also implies that Biden won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes without linking to peer-reviewed studies which have not been retracted.
The article alleges that Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election. However, no specific examples of these false claims are provided.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority when it states the indictment alleged Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election and presided over a downtown Phoenix gathering where he claimed officials made no effort to determine the accuracy of presidential election results. It also accused him of pressuring Maricopa County officials and state legislators to change the outcome of Arizona’s results and encouraging Republican electors in the state to vote for Trump in mid-December 2020. Additionally, there is a slight dichotomous depiction when it describes Biden as winning Arizona by more than 10,000 votes while implying that all other claims of election fraud are false.
The indictment alleged Giuliani spread false claims of election fraud in Arizona after the 2020 election and presided over a downtown Phoenix gathering where he claimed officials made no effort to determine the accuracy of presidential election results.
