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Former Donald Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Christina Bobb and multiple codefendants were arraigned in Arizona Tuesday after being charged with forgery and fraud as part of a 'fake electors' scheme in the state.
An Arizona judge threatened to mute Giuliani during his online hearing, after the former New York mayor repeatedly attacked the prosecution while arguing against a $10,000 cash bond prosecutors were seeking.
'Mr. Giuliani, I don't want to mute you, but I need to move on,' the judge scolded him.
The judge gave Giuliani 30 days to turn himself in to be arrested, and is allowing the cash-strapped defendant who has filed for bankruptcy to provide a secured bond for that amount.
State AG prosecutor Nicholas Klingerman accused Giuliani of mocking the judicial system, and prosecutors noted they only tracked him down after posting a pair of agents outside an 80th birthday event for him in Florida.
'I've been on the radio, on television, and the radio every day since this indictment started announcing where I am, so I haven't been hiding from anyone,' Giuliani countered, claiming he has showed up for 20-30 appearances. He called the indictment an 'embarrassment.'
Bobb, who recently joined the Republican National Committee as a senior counsel for 'election integrity', glowered as she had her mugshot was taken.
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who finally received service Friday for his indictment after an event celebrating his 80th birthday in Florida, appeared virtually.
Giuliani, who has also been charged in Georgia in a similar case, pleaded not guilty.
Trump lawyer Boris Epshteyn, who has been with Trump in Manhattan Criminal Court for the Stormy Daniels case, is set to be arraigned next month, as is former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty to nine charges against him in Arizona, after being served Friday evening following a party in Florida
Also pleading not guilty in Phoenix was former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward.
She and others are charged with conspiracy and fraud for their unsuccessful effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 loss in the state to Joe Biden.
She and 11 others are charged. Ward and Giuliani had their trials set for October.
Former Trump lawyer Christina Bobb, who now has an 'election integrity' role at the RNC, had her mugshot taken in Arizona Tuesday. She is a former host for the One America News Network
Former One America News pundit Christina Bobb was arraigned Tuesday in the alleged 'fake electors' scheme in Arizona. She pleaded not guilty to nine charges against her
Kelli Ward, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, faces felony charges in Arizona's fake elector case. She entered a plea of not guilty on Tuesday
The 'fake electors' defendants were in an Arizona courtroom while Trump is on trial in Manhattan for the Stormy Daniels case
Giuliani made headlines Friday night after he was served with his papers after boasting authorities had just hours left to contact him.
He also came up in Trump's Stormy Daniels trial, as lawyer Bob Costello (who is suing Giuliani for allegedly unpaid legal fees) testified about emails that he was a 'back channel' to Trump through Giuliani.
Bobb is a former on-air host for the conservative One America News Network. She signed a document attesting to a diligent search of documents at Mar-a-Lago 'to the best of my knowledge,' which came before Trump was charged in the classified documents case in Florida.
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