Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is expected to make an announcement in the state’s fake electors case this week. One of the people indicted is anticipated to become a witness for the prosecution.
Their name has not yet been released.
In April, a grand jury indicted 18 participants in the so-called fake elector plot, alleging they conspired to give Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to Former President Donald Trump, even though he lost the state’s popular vote to President Joe Biden.
Former special Assistant Maricopa County Attorney Barnett Lottstein said the announcement from Mayes is a big deal.
“If the attorney general is going to such lengths as to have a press conference about a potential state’s witness, then the indications are that that state’s witness has considerably important evidence to bring to a jury," Lottstein said.
He added that it’s likely one of the less culpable defendants.
“The main defendants, the most culpable defendants, you don’t make deals with them," Lottstein said. "You make deals with people who are less culpable and hopefully they'll be able to provide information against the most culpable.”
The indicted face several felonies, including fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges.
