Some of Arizona's indicted fake electors want your spare change to help with legal bills

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Published 2:50 p.m. ET May 25, 2024


Six of the fake electors indicted in Arizona are turning to fundraising appeals to help finance their legal defense. Michael and Kelli Ward are the only Arizonans seeking financial support so far. The other four indicted individuals are continuing campaigns they apparently started due to their involvement in other cases related to the 2020 presidential election. All of them have accounts on GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding site that also collects prayers for the beneficiaries.

The Wards' attorney, Brad Miller, launched the couple's fundraising campaign in the wake of indictments sought by Attorney General Kris Mayes. As of Friday, the effort had raised $100,000 from 92 donors toward a goal of what appears to be $5.3 million. The target amount is not fully displayed on the fundraising website. They also received 21 prayers. Miller portrayed the Wards' presentation of themselves as Arizona's lawful presidential electors as a free speech matter.

"AG Mayes is trying to punish, bankrupt, and silence Kelli and Michael for speaking out in favor of election integrity," Miller wrote. "And Mayes wants to quash all future peaceable protests against the democrat party by criminalizing this type of speech." The top donor through Friday was Hildy Angius, a member of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors and a Republican candidate for a state Senate seat from Legislative District 30 in the northwest part of the state.

Other fundraising appeals on the site are from Rudy Giuliani, an attorney, associate of former President Donald Trump and former New York City mayor; attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked with Giuliani on Trump legal matters; attorney John Eastman; and Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official and a co-defendant in the Georgia case involving fake electors.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/25/arizona-fake-electors-crowd-funding/73855472007/

[Permanut]

1. So these are Christians?

I guess that makes sense, Hitler said several times that he was doing God's will.

[NanaCat]

12. Same people who have tilted the playing field

For Christians and white people in general, for centuries now.

[Arne]

2. GiveSendGo has a totally different connotation to me.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. So. They want some of my 'spare change'? Heh.

These wanna-be criminals can have it when they pry it from my dead, cold fingers.

Their attorney Miller also had this to say:
"And Mayes wants to quash all future peaceable protests against the democrat party by criminalizing this type of speech."

Note the use of the uncapitalized words "democrat party."

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Go Fund Yourselves; suggested hashtag- #traitors'r'us

[calimary]

5. FUCK 'em.

NOT A PENNY from me, they'll get. They can go pound sand, and maybe charge people to watch.

[durablend]

6. GET A JOB, LOSERS

[tom_kelly]

7. OK, make that 22 prayers...

[StoolPigeon]

8. So, how does it feel to want?

[Martin68]

9. I'll send them a check for .005 cents. Cost more to process than it's worth.

[WinstonSmith4740]

15. Do you remember "Spy" magazine?

It was kind of Mad magazine for adults. They were the ones who came up with the name "Short fingered vulgarian" for Trump... they had the good sense to realize he was a grifter and conman years ago.

Anyway, they used to do what they called "Spy Pranks" & one of my favorites is when they sent checks for a dollar and change to wealthy people to see who would actually cash them. Guess who did.

[Ladythatvotesblue]

10. Spare change

[relayerbob]

11. I'll give them a tip.

Plead guilty.

[Traurigkeit]

13. Cheapest and quickest way to end your money problems.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

14. The hell with these lying grifters.

The only money I’d send them is from our old Monopoly game.

[twodogsbarking]

16. I have some fresh dog turds for them.

[RainCaster]

17. I have some spare pence, yen & centavos from my travels

Let me check the value of those before I send them.

[Paper Roses]

18. Nuts. n/t

[AZLD4Candidate]

19. Once I tried to steal votes, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?