Arizona AG may drop charges against 2020 alternate electors Tyler Bowyer, John Eastman, others after Trump pardons

The Supreme Court of Arizona declined an appeal from Mayes, who has been prosecuting the case, after a lower court decided to send the case back to a grand jury. This also comes as President Donald Trump has signed a pardon for those who were being prosecuted in the case, including Turning Point USA's Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer, former attorney to Donald Trump John Eastman, former Cochise County Republican Committee chair Robert Montgomery, and others.

In an interview, Mayes declined to announce if she would drop the case, but appears to be in a position to drop it, per 12 News. In May, the Maricopa County judge also ruled that if she does not decide to keep going by November 21, the case will be tossed out.

When asked about the case, she said, "The one thing I do know for sure ... is that I am so proud of the prosecutors and investigators in the Attorney General's office, and I'm proud of the work we did on that case."

Other cases against "fake electors" in other states have also faced challenges. Previously, Mayes had said she would be pressing forward, but when asked about this, the attorney general said, hesitantly, "I mean, look, I certainly don't want to give it up. It is certainly not something that I want to do."

Bowyer said of the pardon from Trump, "Very grateful for the support of the President, Ed Martin, and the many who have looked out for us since this expensive injustice has taken place in the swing states.”

“We were targeted to sideline many of us politically. It has nearly bankrupted and caused severe trauma to many good people on this list— this is why it is important to get to the bottom of what was carried out against good faith and active citizens who took to the courts to ask questions about the 2020 election,” he added.