the “newspaper and records” he claimed were the bases for his assertions when he made
them.
Respondent argues that he reasonably relied on Arizona State Senator Kelly
Townsend, who respondent claims collected information on noncitizen voters.
Respondent does not tell us what Senator Townsend actually said to him or when she
said it. We do not have an affidavit or any statement from Senator Townsend. We simply
have none of the information Senator Townsend is claimed to have collected. Saying
that Senator Townsend collected information does not explain any of respondent’s
numbers, let alone why they are wildly divergent. Respondent’s claim, that he also relied
on “other witnesses” who testified that thousands of individuals voted despite any proof
of citizenship, lacks detail and is not specific enough to be considered by this Court as
probative. Not one of those witnesses is identified, none of their testimony is provided,
nor has respondent provided an affidavit from any of them. Respondent cannot rely on
this “evidence” to controvert that he knowingly made false statements to the public
about the number of "illegal aliens" or "illegal immigrants" voting in the Arizona 2020
presidential election.
The above identified misstatements violate RPC 4.1 and RPC 8.4(c ).
We find that all of these acts of misconduct, when considered
separately or taken together, also establish that respondent violated RPC
8.4 (h) because his conduct adversely reflects on his fitness as a lawyer.
We recognize that the AGC has identified other instances of respondent’s
misconduct. We make no substantive decision on those additional claims at this time
because the record is insufficiently developed on those claims in this motion for interim
relief. The additional claims may be part of any formal charges that the AGC will
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