FBI examines Arizona election records in widening probe of Trump vote fraud claims


FILE PHOTO: A member of Arizona's Electoral College signs the Arizona Presidential Elector Ballot certificate in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2020. Ross D. Franklin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The ⁠FBI has obtained records related to the 2020 election in Arizona, a top state lawmaker ⁠said on Monday, as federal law enforcement continues to pursue President Donald Trump's false ‌claims that his defeat in that campaign was the result of voting fraud.

The FBI subpoenaed the Arizona Senate last week for material connected to a Republican-led audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, the most populous county in the ​state, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen said in a social ⁠media post.

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