November 22, 2020electionelection administrationfederalismstate sovereigntydemocratic institutionselection integritystate legislaturefalse electors
Trump pressures Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers to support decertification
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers received repeated calls and a White House meeting from Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani pressuring him to support decertification of Arizona's 2020 election results or appoint alternate electors. Bowers consistently refused, telling Giuliani and Trump he would need actual evidence of fraud — which was never provided. Bowers later testified to the January 6 Committee about the pressure campaign, describing Giuliani's fraud claims as "wild" and unsupported.