{"id":69021,"date":"2021-06-13T15:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T19:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69021"},"modified":"2021-06-13T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T19:44:13","slug":"us-attorney-general-merrick-garland-that-hell-spend-time-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69021","title":{"rendered":"US Attorney General Merrick Garland will &#8216;spend time in prison&#8217; if he interferes with the election audit &#8212; AZ Lawmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;Touch The Ballots, Go To Jail&#8217;: AZ Lawmaker Warns Biden AG As Audit Showdown Brews<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Zerohedge.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>An Arizona state Senator has warned US Attorney General Merrick Garland\u00a0<strong>that he&#8217;ll &#8216;spend time in prison&#8217; if he interferes with the 2020 post-election audit<\/strong>, after Garland announced on Friday that the Justice Department will look into whether any federal laws were broken &#8211; and claimed the state was employing &#8216;abnormal&#8217; methods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/garland%201a.jpg?itok=E8LUwuR4\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/garland%201a.jpg?itok=E8LUwuR4\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/garland%201a.jpg?itok=E8LUwuR4\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a6bbd3b2-3a66-489f-9fa0-e1178e128813\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some jurisdictions, based on disinformation,\u00a0<strong>have utilized abnormal post-election audit methodologies that may put the integrity of the voting process at risk and undermine public confidence in our democracy<\/strong>,&#8221; said Garland.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Wendy Rogers pushed back, tweeting: &#8220;You will not touch Arizona ballots or machines unless you want to spend time in an Arizona prison,&#8221; adding &#8220;Maybe you should focus on stopping terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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Karen Fann, is the country&#8217;s longest-running active 2020 election review, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/abnormal-methods-us-attorney-general-says-feds-will-review-arizonas-partisan-election-audit\/75-da6c715a-98b9-43eb-adeb-393b0b9feb92\">NBC 12<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>Garland did allude to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/us-justice-department-arizona-senate-recount\/507-6acbb739-b9bb-46d6-a130-12d838459acc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a letter to Fann in May<\/a>\u00a0from the Justice Department&#8217;s Civil Rights Division.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>The letter expressed concern that the audit leader&#8217;s plan to canvass door-to-door for voter information might amount to voter intimidation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>Fann responded that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azmirror.com\/2021\/05\/07\/fann-tells-doj-she-scrapped-audit-plans-to-canvass-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the plan had been scrapped<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Garland,\u00a0<strong>audits like Arizona&#8217;s will face federal scrutiny<\/strong>, &#8220;to ensure they abide by federal statutory requirements to protect election records and avoid the intimidation of voters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Garland also said the DOJ would &#8220;publish guidance explaining the civil and criminal statutes that apply to post-election audits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward reacted to Garland&#8217;s warning, tweeting: &#8220;Seems Merrick either wants to ignore or forgot all about the US Constitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div 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