Exhibit A in GOP cowardice is Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
For some reason, Brnovich thought he made sense as he refused to acknowledge that his state’s 2020 election results were legit, even though he couldn’t point to any actual evidence otherwise and even as he agreed that “Donald Trump lost Arizona, period.”
“I think almost 20 criminal cases related to the 2020 election,” Brnovich said, as if this was some kind of big proof.
“Out of 4 million votes,” Stewart replied.
“I’m talking facts, Jon,” Brnovich said. “The reality is, is there are millions of people, not only in Arizona, but people throughout this country that think that the election is stolen.”
“There’s people that believe in angels, but that doesn’t mean you launch an investigation that angels changed ballots,” Stewart shot back.
Brnovich suggested that the reason he’s investigating is because he’s under political pressure to do so. He said there had been a lot of pushback when the Cyber Ninjas said Biden won. “And then, the next you know, people were like, well, Brnovich needs to do something about it. And then it was, like, a hot mess.”
Stewart pointed out that Brnovich had caved, saying, “You’ve responded by doing things about it.”
Brnovich now said, “We’ve run a lot of the stuff to ground.”
“And when you get it to ground, will you come out and say, ‘Donald J. Trump is wrong? The election in Arizona was fair, not stolen and not fraudulent?’” Stewart pressed.
Don’t hold your breath! Brnovich insisted he has “always been a straight shooter” and that he has said “from the very beginning” that Trump “lost Arizona, period.” But he also said there have been “isolated incidences” being prosecuted and “people can draw their own conclusions.”
“No, people cannot draw their own conclusions,” Stewart argued. “That’s the point of the law.”
“The fact is, the election in Arizona was well-run, not fraudulent and not stolen from Donald Trump, according to even your investigation,” Stewart continued. “Why can’t you say the election in 2020 was not stolen or fraudulent?”
We know why. It’s because MAGA world demands that you not acknowledge Joe Biden as the legitimate president. And Brnovich is too afraid of crossing them.
The full interview airs Friday on AppleTV+
