Arizona’s recent elections have been anything but settled. Emerging from the contested 2020 presidential race and a fiercely fought gubernatorial battle, the state found itself facing yet another improbable outcome in 2022 – the attorney general election. Democrat Chris Mayes narrowly defeated popular Republican Abraham Hamadeh by a mere 280 votes, a margin that ignited further scrutiny and doubt.
Shortly after taking office in April 2024, Attorney General Mayes initiated a sweeping legal action that many viewed as a coordinated attack. She, along with attorneys general in several key states, brought felony charges against eleven Republican electors and seven Trump lawyers connected to the 2020 election. The charges – nine felonies each – sent shockwaves through the political landscape.
Arizona wasn’t alone. Similar charges surfaced in Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada, all targeting Republican electors who had submitted alternate slates of electoral votes. In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched a broad investigation resulting in a sweeping indictment alleging racketeering and conspiracy. Michigan’s Attorney General charged sixteen electors with felonies, though a judge later dismissed the case. Nevada authorities also pursued charges related to false filings.
However, the Michigan case took a bizarre turn when Attorney General Dana Nessel, during a private online discussion, admitted that the electors genuinely believed Trump had won the election. This revelation directly undermined the foundation of her case – the claim that they knowingly submitted false information. She even alluded to strategically selecting a jury pool likely to convict them.
Now, a stunning whistleblower complaint filed by Christina Bobb threatens to unravel these cases across multiple states. Bobb, a former investigative journalist, Trump lawyer, and herself a defendant in the Arizona case, alleges a disturbing pattern of orchestrated political interference.
Bobb’s complaint details a potential scheme involving the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) and a group called States United Democracy Center. She claims DAGA paid Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes $200,000 in exchange for granting States United influence over the prosecution of Trump supporters. This payment, she argues, suggests a pre-determined outcome and a politically motivated prosecution.
States United Democracy Center was founded by Norm Eisen, a former Obama “Ethics Czar,” and is closely linked to Marc Elias, a prominent Democratic lawyer known for his work challenging election results. Bobb’s investigation revealed that Mayes’ campaign received funds from an organization sharing the same address, president, and leadership as the Elias and Eisen group – funds delivered *after* the election.
According to the complaint, the Arizona Attorney General’s office doesn’t dispute its relationship with States United, even invoking attorney-client privilege to protect their communications. Bobb’s evidence suggests Mayes followed a pre-written prosecutorial blueprint provided by this politically aligned organization, effectively outsourcing key decisions in a criminal case.
The implications are far-reaching. Bobb’s complaint alleges a “national scheme” orchestrated by the Biden administration, using state-level prosecutions to target political opponents. Election integrity expert Cleta Mitchell echoed these concerns, pointing to internal memos from 2022 that indicated the issues surrounding the electors were federal, not state, matters.
Documents reveal that States United Democracy Center even drafted a memo outlining potential charges against Trump associates in Arizona, specifically targeting individuals like Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows. This memo, delivered to Attorney General Mayes, laid the groundwork for the subsequent indictments, raising serious questions about the independence and impartiality of the investigation.
The unfolding revelations paint a disturbing picture of a coordinated effort to weaponize the legal system for political gain. Christina Bobb’s courageous whistleblower complaint has ignited a firestorm, potentially exposing a deeply troubling pattern of interference and challenging the legitimacy of these prosecutions across the nation.
