BUSTED "Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority & with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Chansley was taken into custody today"
READ Chansley called FBI's DC office Thursday: 'He stated that he came as a part of a group
effort, with other “patriots” from AZ, at the request of the President that all “patriots” come to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.' bit.ly/3hXMiLw
Chansley's a 2006 graduate of Phoenix's Moon Valley High School. A regular at AZ Republican rallies. Also seen at malls screaming QAnon conspiracy theories about child trafficking. And banging drum like madman outside 12News bldg. bit.ly/39dFiqc
Last time I saw 'Q Shaman' was mid-November in Trumpist crowd outside Maricopa County elections HQ. @kelliward has just signed certification of accuracy for county's elections equipment.
The relentless @nickmartin compiled this info on Chansley.
BREAKING Judge tosses out @AZGOP lawsuit vs Maricopa County, denies motion to block canvass & allows state to recoup attorneys fees from Republican Party. #12News
NEXT Just 1 elections case left on Maricopa County court docket: 'Sharpiegate II,' alleging problems with Sharpies used to fill out ballots. Five-hour trial starts 9 a.m. Friday before Judge Margaret Mahoney.
AZGOP RESPONDS @kelliwardaz demands hand count of all 3.4 million state ballots. BTW Initial opinion from GOP AG Mark Brnovich's office says SoS procedures manual has force of law.
Perception is "Arizona is turning blue." It's not. Maricopa County, home to 6/10 votes in AZ, is turning blue. Let's look at Maricopa countywide races... (thread) #12News#BattlegroundAZ
MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD 5-member board has had just 1 Dem for decades.
➡️@JevinforAZ on track to be 2nd Dem & 1st African American on board
➡️Dem Whitney Walker giving veteran GOP Supe Bill Gates huge scare. Down 489 votes. Would be 2nd African-American supe & give Dems majority.
MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF Dem Paul Penzone ousted Joe Arpaio 4 years ago. Trounced Arpaio & now Arpaio's top deputy. Penzone is 1st countywide candidate to break 1 million votes.
HOW MANY BALLOTS LEFT? Based on SoS & Maricopa reports, at least 350K. Number of 'late earlies' will be known today. I have to add: Hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots day after an AZ election is normal. #12News
HOW MANY BALLOTS LEFT?/2 Based on info from @MaricopaVote as of 12 hours ago and new data below from @SecretaryHobbs, there are at least 440,000 ballots left to count in Arizona. No idea whether they favor Trump/Biden. Await info on 'late earlies' from Maricopa. #12News
Based on this incomplete sample, President Trump would hav to win 60% of outstanding votes to pull even with Joe Biden in Arizona.
BREAKING After being hammered in media, Arizona Department of Health Services announces "ongoing partnership" with Arizona university experts that DHS dismissed in Monday night email. #12News
This @maddow interview Wednesday night with former @AZDHS director Will Humble was a very bad look. bit.ly/2A0yVbB
Here's the Monday night email from @AZDHS to university modeling team.
BREAKING GOP State Rep. David Stringer resigns. He faced expulsion over racist comments & sex-related charges in past. refused to cooperate with ethics investigation. #12News
MORE Stringer rejected House subpoena for records by 5pm today and for interview with investigators on Friday. He would have faced an almost certain vote to expel.
READ State Rep. David Stringer's one-sentence resignation letter.
BREAKING Arizona regulators order Hacienda Healthcare to hire outside manager to run facility where comatose patient was raped. Hacienda has 1 week to comply, per regulators. #12News
MORE Arizona Medicaid program already embroiled in 2-year-old lawsuit alleging about $3 million in overbilling by Hacienda. Hacienda has refused to hand over financial docs. #12News
MORE Former Department of Economic Security Director Tim Jeffries told me he wanted to move patients out of Hacienda in 2016 over $$ issue. Hacienda has DES contract. But Hacienda basically only provider of taxpayer-financed long-term care for intellectually disabled. #12News