On February 2, 2023, Katie Hobbs gives a presentation at the magnificent opening ceremony of Homebase, which was arranged by Native American Connections in Surprise, Arizona.
Gov. Katie Hobbs is condemning allegations that she and other state leaders such as Adrian Fontes and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors were involved in accepting bribes from Mexican cartels.
Hobbs informed reporters, “I am not associated with the Sinaloa cartel, I am not accepting bribes from them, and I am not involved in money laundering for them.”
Several Republicans have spent the past several days distancing themselves from the testimony of a woman who claimed to have evidence supporting the bribery allegations involving the Sinaloa cartel, including judges and elected officials from Hobbs.
Hobbs stated that she has not dismissed the possibility of filing a defamation lawsuit in relation to the bribery allegation, which reportedly involves other officials from various parts of the state.
She was blasted by Republicans for allowing the Legislature to be turned into a “circus show” that gives oxygen to outrageous fraud conspiracies in the election.
Hobbs stated, “It is perilous.” “This is what makes the people accountable, I hope, and, as an extension, the Arizona Legislature, quite honestly, makes a mockery of the situation,” Hobbs remarked.
The joint elections committee in the state Legislature received testimony on February 23rd from an insurance agent named Gilbert, who was given the freedom to spout conspiracy theories claiming that his girlfriend has been tied back to her divorce filings.
Following a deviation from the expected path, GOP leaders, who are trying to distance themselves from it, are searching for a scapegoat for the committee chaired by state Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff), a notable election denier. Online, the testimony gained widespread attention in the subsequent days.
Here to analyze all the details and intricacies of this topic is Hank Stephenson from The Arizona Agenda.