Seeing his prospects for a second term rapidly dimming in late 2020, President Donald Trump pressed Arizona Gov. Trump also tried to use his vice president, Mike Pence, to coerce Ducey into changing the results of the election, according to the Post, which noted that Pence called Ducey but did not pressure him. In a video from late November 2020, the governor was seen ignoring a call from Trump while he signed documents officially certifying the election results, which showed Trump lost the state. AdvertisementSpecial counsel Jack Smith, tasked by the Justice Department to investigate Trump, has been looking into potential wrongdoing in several states where Trump contested the results of the 2020 election. Late last year, his office subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania; Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was contacted last month.

Source: Huffington Post July 01, 2023 21:29 UTC