RNC Lawyer Indicted in Alleged Election Fraud Scheme: Connection to GOP’s Vote-Monitoring Program

Less than a week after the Republican National Committee announced a new program to monitor polls for fraud, a top lawyer with the committee was indicted for an alleged scheme to use false fraud claims to overturn the results of Arizona’s presidential election. Christina Bobb, RNC senior counsel for election integrity, was among those indicted for the plot.

The Arizona Attorney General announced the indictments against 18 people, including Bobb, who was scheduled to appear at an online meeting to recruit activists for the GOP’s vote-watching effort. The meeting was organized by fringe conspiracy theorists who have spread lies about illegal voting.

The indictments allege a plot to use fake electors to overturn Arizona’s 2020 presidential vote. The scheme involved Trump allies submitting fake electors in seven states Trump lost, including Arizona. Bobb was part of the Trump campaign’s effort to use false fraud claims to justify submitting fake electors.

The RNC’s vote-monitoring program, championed by Lara Trump, aims to closely monitor the voting process with 100,000 poll watchers. The initiative has been criticized for courting conspiracy theorists and election deniers who spread false claims about the 2020 election.

Bobb’s connections to right-wing activists who promote election disinformation have raised concerns about the RNC’s involvement with individuals who spread false claims about illegal voting. The indictment lists Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator in the scheme to use fake electors to overturn the election results.

The confluence of events involving Bobb, the RNC, and anti-fraud activists highlights the Trump-controlled GOP’s efforts to contest elections using false claims about illegal voting. The indictment of Bobb and others underscores the ongoing battle over election integrity and the spread of misinformation in the political landscape.