An Arizona judge has granted permission for several individuals facing criminal charges related to the alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results to travel to Milwaukee next week for the Republican National Convention. The Arizona delegation to the convention includes three individuals who have been charged for their purported involvement in the 2020 plot.
These individuals, referred to as fake electors, are accused of playing a role in the election subversion case in Arizona. They are set to participate in the official nomination of Donald Trump as the GOP's presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen, overseeing the election subversion case in Arizona, approved a request from defendant Nancy Cottle to attend the RNC. Cottle faces multiple felony charges in connection with her actions as a pro-Trump fake elector from Arizona in the previous election cycle. The court order also allows for other named defendants in the case who require similar permission to travel to the convention.
Arizona Sen. Jake Hoffman, recently elected as the Arizona GOP's national committeeman, and state Sen. Anthony Kern have also been granted permission to travel to Wisconsin for the convention. All three defendants have pleaded not guilty and are required to seek court approval to travel under their pre-trial release conditions.
Additionally, six other battleground states are sending individuals, including fake electors, who allegedly worked to disrupt the 2020 election results to represent their state parties at the RNC in Milwaukee. It remains uncertain whether individuals facing election-related charges in other states have obtained or require permission to attend the convention.
