www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/democrat-arizona-ag-kris-mayes-alternate-trump-electors-2/
*The Arizona alternate Trump electors case brought by Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes started to crumble last year <www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/democrat-arizona-ag-kris-mayes-alternate-trump-electors/> after a judge allowed the defendants to argue the charges are politically motivated.*
*During a hearing last year, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen said he was open to listening to the defendants’ arguments to have the indictment thrown out under Arizona’s anti-SLAPP law, which was recently expanded by the legislature to cover vindictive politically motivated charges.*
*On Monday, Maricopa County Judge Sam Myers said the defendants successfully argued that the charges against them appear to have violated the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.*
*“Myers said that Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ declaration when announcing the indictment that “this should never happen again” can be construed as assigning political motivation to the prosecution,” Courthouse News reported <www.courthousenews.com/arizona-fake-electors-clear-first-legal-hurdle-in-free-speech-litigation/>.*
*Arizona prosecutors have 45 days to respond to the judge’s finding and prove the charges were to enforce the law and not violate the First Amendment rights of the defendants.*
*Trump 2020 election lawyer John Eastman responded to the judge’s finding: Major ruling in the Arizona electors case this a.m. The new judge just ruled that I met the prima facie case required to dismiss under the anti-SLAPP statute — that is, 1st Amend. rights implicated, & substantial evid. that the prosecution was to retaliate or deter those rights.*
*The Arizona alternate Trump electors case brought by Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes started to crumble last year <www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/democrat-arizona-ag-kris-mayes-alternate-trump-electors/> after a judge allowed the defendants to argue the charges are politically motivated.*
*During a hearing last year, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen said he was open to listening to the defendants’ arguments to have the indictment thrown out under Arizona’s anti-SLAPP law, which was recently expanded by the legislature to cover vindictive politically motivated charges.*
*On Monday, Maricopa County Judge Sam Myers said the defendants successfully argued that the charges against them appear to have violated the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.*
*“Myers said that Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ declaration when announcing the indictment that “this should never happen again” can be construed as assigning political motivation to the prosecution,” Courthouse News reported <www.courthousenews.com/arizona-fake-electors-clear-first-legal-hurdle-in-free-speech-litigation/>.*
*Arizona prosecutors have 45 days to respond to the judge’s finding and prove the charges were to enforce the law and not violate the First Amendment rights of the defendants.*
*Trump 2020 election lawyer John Eastman responded to the judge’s finding: Major ruling in the Arizona electors case this a.m. The new judge just ruled that I met the prima facie case required to dismiss under the anti-SLAPP statute — that is, 1st Amend. rights implicated, & substantial evid. that the prosecution was to retaliate or deter those rights.*