- Title: Giuliani 'mocking the justice system in Arizona', says state prosecutor
- Date: 21st May 2024
- Summary: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (MAY 21, 2024) (REUTERS) PROSECUTOR FOR THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, NICHOLAS KLINGERMAN, STANDING OUTSIDE THE ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT TALKING TO MEDIA AFTER ARRAIGNMENTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) NICHOLAS KLINGERMAN, PROSECUTOR FOR THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, SAYING: "You know, today's the arraignment, it's sort of a long pr
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- Keywords: 2020 ELECTIONS ARIZONA FAKE ELECTORS CASE KELLI WARD RUDY GIULIANI TRUMP
- Location: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
- City: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001452721052024RP1
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- Story Text:Former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was ordered to post a $10,000 bond in Arizona on Tuesday (May 21) after allegedly eluding authorities' attempts to serve him court papers accusing the former New York mayor of trying to subvert the 2020 election.
Appearing by phone at a court proceeding, Giuliani criticized what he called a "completely political case" as he pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to falsely claim Arizona’s electoral votes for Trump following Trump's narrow loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.
“Rudy Giuliani has made numerous statements over the past month discussing the indictment, his co-defendants and, quite frankly, mocking the justice system in Arizona,” prosecutor Nicholas Klingerman said to the media after the arraignment hearing outside the Arizona Superior Court.
A Maricopa County judge, Shellie Smith, ordered Giuliani to travel to Arizona within 30 days to post the bond.
Giuliani is one of 18 defendants in the case brought by Arizona's Democratic attorney general, Kris Mayes, and one of 11 who made their first court appearance on Tuesday. All pleaded not guilty.
The other 10 defendants were released without bond, but prosecutors sought a different arrangement for Giuliani, saying they struggled to contact him after charges were filed.
Prosecutors argued Giuliani was seeking to evade authorities, pointing to a since-deleted post on X in which Giuliani suggested prosecutors might have to drop the charges if they could not locate him.
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