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Associated Press

Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case. An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and 16 others in an election interference case related to the 2020 presidential vote. The indictment released on April 24 names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Mr. Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate, and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud, and forgery.