AZ Judge Recuses Himself From ‘Fake Electors’ Case After Emails Surface Demanding Judges Defend Kamala
An Arizona judge has recused himself from a case involving the state’s “fake electors” after emails surfaced showing he had urged other judges to defend Vice President Kamala Harris. Judge Scott McCoy’s recusal comes after the emails, which were obtained by the conservative group Judicial Watch, revealed he had emailed fellow judges in January 2021, urging them to sign a letter supporting Harris’s eligibility to serve as vice president. The emails also showed McCoy had coordinated with Harris’s office on the letter. The case against the “fake electors” alleges that 11 Arizona Republicans falsely certified themselves as electors in the 2020 presidential election, in an attempt to overturn the results.