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2 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: We obtained more documents related to the sham “audit” in Arizona.

The records show ‘audit’ spokesperson Randy Pullen asked if the subpoena for ballots extended beyond Maricopa County: “Ballot images for all counties would be even better.”
americanoversight.org/document/arizo… Image
In this same email to Arizona Sen. Eddie Farnsworth on Dec. 16, Pullen notes that he was talking to a “Data scientist.” We know he later was in touch with conspiracy theorist Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, but we don’t know if that’s whom Pullen was referencing.
The documents also include emails in which the general counsel for the Senate Republican caucus sent Senate Pres. Karen Fann information about the statute that could allow the Senate to accept private donations to fund the “audit.”
In response, Fann wrote: “Mike would you please relay this to media requests. On a side note, we may decide it's better not to take it directly but I would like the media to have this information since they keep asking if it's legal." Image
We’re continuing to investigate the sham “audit” in Arizona’s Maricopa County. Learn more here:
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