the state of our politics at this moment. even though some republican leaders have condemned the attack, news has been flooded with a what about and conspiracy theories and disinformation from a whole host of right-winged media figures. all of this happening while he s still in intensive care. and while an active investigation is underway, a little more than an hour ago, federal prosecutors filed two charges, attempting to challenge a federal official. federal officials allege the attacker broke into the home intending to kidnap and hurt speaker pelosi and he came armed with a hammer and brought a rope, white tape, and zip ties. he told paul pelosi, he wanted to speaker to, quote, tell the truth. political reports that the attacker had, quote, inhabited a vifd and resentment-fueled world of conspiracy while living a fringed existence, even by the standards of the san francisco bay area, that he appears to embrace falsehoods about the without outcome of the 2020 election. the
Broadcast arizona s republican attorney general discussing voter fraud claims. horse [ bleep ]. that s what it is. most of it s horse [ bleep ]. and i ve been trying to scrape it off my shoes for the last year. brnvich supported trump, who lled him with advice. he goes, all you ve got to do is say the election s fraudulent and you will be a superstar. you ll be the most popular guy in america. and i told him. i said, mr. president, iidt become attorney general to be a star. i brought my star with me. and i don t need anybody, whether it s the former president or any other person, validating what i m doing and why i m doing it. what he s doing is bringing indictments in every 2020 vote fraud case that he can back with evidence. altogether, to date, from the general election, arizona has indicted 12 defendants in cases involving a total of 12 ballots.