PHOENIX – Arizona Democratic Attorney General Chris Mayes on Friday announced Rudy Giuliani has been served with an indictment on charges of conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 Arizona election.
The announcement came less than two hours after Giuliani mocked Mayes in a social media post for not delivering the indictment. The announcement came as Giuliani celebrated his 80th birthday in Palm Beach, Florida.
One now deleted post In X, Giuliani mocked Arizona officials. “If the Arizona authorities don’t find me by tomorrow morning; 1. They must reject the indictment; 2. They need to admit they can’t count the votes,” Giuliani wrote Friday night. Accompanying the message was a photo of Giuliani smiling with six others, with balloons floating in the background.
An hour and fourteen minutes later, Mayes responded to Giulianithe writing of writing, “The last defendant was processed a few minutes ago. @RudyGiuliani, no one is above the law.”
Giuliani, 79, turns 80 on May 28 and was celebrating an early birthday in Palm Beach the night he was served. social media activity. By the end of the night, “Happy Birthday To You” wasn’t the only music the former New York City mayor had to face.
The party was hosted by Carolyn Wren, advisor to Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake.
Giuliani’s spokesman, Ted Goodman, said he was not concerned about the former’s birthday party. “The mayor did not decide to embarrass him during his 80th anniversary. He had an incredible evening with hundreds of people who loved him — from all walks of life — and we look forward to his full vindication soon,” Goodman told NBC News in a statement.
Others charged in the “Fake Voters” case are further along in the trial. On Friday morning, Trump’s former lawyer John Eastman pleaded not guilty to charges related to conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 Arizona election. Eleven more defendants are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning.
The “fraudulent voter” scheme in Arizona isn’t the only controversy Giuliani has faced since his attempts to nullify the 2020 election. In December 2023, Giuliani was hit with a year $148 million verdict for slandering two Georgia election workers.