FBI Probes Arizona Election; DOJ Sues for Voter Data

0:00On March 11th, the Trump administration is ramping up its probe into the 2020 election, issuing a federal grand jury subpoena for records. For Arizona Senate on the Maricopa County Audit, Arizona president Warren Peterson confirmed he handed over the documents to the FBI last week, calling other reports, fake news. This comes five years after Republicans led that review of the county's vote count. People officials say they have not received any subpoena, but plan to cooperate if asked. The county went for Joe Biden by about 40,000 votes in 2020. The first Democratic presidential win there, since 1948, but flipped back to Donald Trump in 2024. Sources say the FBI pulled data covering both the 2020 and 2024 elections, sparked by bipartisan observers spotting potential. Issues with absentee ballots stored together at a warehouse last fall. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is suing Arizona and 28 other states plus D.C.

1:02For voter registration details, to check eligibility and boost election security, though Arizona calls the demands illegal and wants them tossed out in court, these efforts signal a push for tighter oversight nationwide.