This comes six weeks after the FBI seized ballot boxes in Georgia as part of an investigation into potential election violations. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, said he responded last week to a request from a federal grand jury for documents related to a review the Senate is conducting of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona's most populous county. He wrote on social media: "The documents are in the possession of the FBI." The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has expanded its investigation into the 2020 US presidential election, which Donald Trump claims he won through fraud, to include Arizona, officials in the state announced Monday.
FBI Expands 2020 Election Probe to Arizona
The FBI has expanded its investigation into the 2020 presidential election to include the state of Arizona. This decision comes six weeks after the seizure of ballot boxes in Georgia. The Arizona Senate is providing documents in response to a request from a federal grand jury.