Arizona Senate Still Battling Maricopa County For Election Integrity
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone has been thwarting the Arizona Senate audit process of the 2020 presidential election at every possible turn. In case anyone thinks Penzone has no bias or political loyalty, try this on for size: He beat out his opponent, incumbent Republican Joe Arpaio thanks to a hefty $2 million donation from extreme progressive liberal George Soros.
It was the largest single donation Soros made in a local race in the 2016 election cycle, according to a Politico report at the time. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, kicked in another $250,000 to the pro-Penzone effort.
The money went to a political action committee, Maricopa Strong, that spent heavily on mailers and TV ads promoting Penzone and knocking Arpaio, nationally known for his stringent immigration enforcement and prosecution by President Obama’s Justice Department.
At a press conference Monday, Penzone said the audit was a waste of his time. “I don’t like politics, I don’t like partisanship, and I absolutely despite political theater,” said Penzone, who added the subpoena to hand over election data was nothing more than “based on a hunch.”
Penzone was one of 7 County members to sign a letter Monday addressed to Senate President Karen Fann who is leading the audit. The letter explains:
“We write in response to your May 12, 2021 letter. We also write in response to the May 12th social media post from the Twitter account, run by you or your designee/s, which accused Maricopa County of ‘deleting a director full of databases from the 2020 election cycle days before the election equipment was delivered to the audit,’ and we on to accuse the County of ‘spoliation of evidence.”
The letter claims “these accusations are false, defamatory, and beneath the dignity of the Senate.” However, the letter also claims that complying with the subpoena would compromise the county’s network and threaten “the security of sensitive, protected and critical data,” from federal law enforcement programs to the health information of county residents.
Biden DOJ ‘Going to Get Involved’ In Arizona Election Audit
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone has been thwarting the Arizona Senate audit process of the 2020 presidential election at every possible turn. In case anyone thinks Penzone has no bias or political loyalty, try this on for size: He beat out his opponent, incumbent Republican Joe Arpaio thanks to a hefty $2 million donation from extreme progressive liberal George Soros.
It was the largest single donation Soros made in a local race in the 2016 election cycle, according to a Politico report at the time. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, kicked in another $250,000 to the pro-Penzone effort.
The money went to a political action committee, Maricopa Strong, that spent heavily on mailers and TV ads promoting Penzone and knocking Arpaio, nationally known for his stringent immigration enforcement and prosecution by President Obama’s Justice Department.
At a press conference Monday, Penzone said the audit was a waste of his time. “I don’t like politics, I don’t like partisanship, and I absolutely despite political theater,” said Penzone, who added the subpoena to hand over election data was nothing more than “based on a hunch.”
Penzone was one of 7 County members to sign a letter Monday addressed to Senate President Karen Fann who is leading the audit. The letter explains:
“We write in response to your May 12, 2021 letter. We also write in response to the May 12th social media post from the Twitter account, run by you or your designee/s, which accused Maricopa County of ‘deleting a director full of databases from the 2020 election cycle days before the election equipment was delivered to the audit,’ and we on to accuse the County of ‘spoliation of evidence.”
The letter claims “these accusations are false, defamatory, and beneath the dignity of the Senate.” However, the letter also claims that complying with the subpoena would compromise the county’s network and threaten “the security of sensitive, protected and critical data,” from federal law enforcement programs to the health information of county residents.