THIS MORNING: AZ Elections Director On Witness Stand Rebutting Co-Conspirator's Claims Of 2020 Election Fraud (ARIZONA'S LAW SHORTS)

 8:30am: "THIS MORNING: AZ Elections Director On Witness Stand Rebutting Co-Conspirator's Claims Of 2020 Election Fraud"

Bo Dul, Arizona State Elections Director in 2020, will take the (virtual) witness stand this morning in Jan. 6 Co-Conspirator John Eastman's California Bar disciplinary proceeding. She will be rebutting Eastman's unfounded claims that fraud in Arizona justified his activities in helping mastermind the "fake electors" and Jan. 6 plans.

Dul - who is now General Counsel for Governor Katie Hobbs - tells Arizona's Law she will be sworn in at approximately 9:30. Per discussion in court yesterday, her direct examination by the California Bar's attorney should last about one hour, followed by another hour of cross-examination by Eastman's attorney (and re-direct).

Dul's testimony can be viewed here.

Eastman unsuccessfully tried to get his disciplinary proceeding put of until after his trial in Georgia. He was indicted this month, along with former President Donald Trump and 17 others. Yesterday, his attorney pointed out to the judge that Eastman ally Kenneth Chesebro had asked for a speedy trial, hinting that putting off the disciplinary proceeding would not necessarily be for an indefinite period. The judge was not impressed and pressed forward with the ongoing trial.

Eastman (eventually) plans to call Kari Lake attorney Kurt Olsen as a defense witness. The judge denied his plans to call Arizona's Mark Finchem and Wendy Rogers to support his Arizona fraud claims, determining that they had not been properly/timely disclosed.

This article was reported by AZ Law founder Paul Weich. 

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