Trump’s Georgia co-defendant subpoenaed in Arizona election interference probe

Mike Roman, Donald Trump’s former campaign aide and one of the 18 co-defendants in his sprawling racketeering case in Georgia, has been subpoenaed by Arizona officials as part of their criminal investigation into the alleged plot to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 win in the state.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has been overseeing the inquiry into the so-called “fake electors” scheme, which, had it not been foiled, would have seen groups of illegitimate state electors submitting false voting certificates to Congress and the National Archives declaring Mr Trump, not Mr Biden, as the election winner.

The Democrat is said to be nearing a decision on whether to bring charges against anyone involved, according to CNN.

Ms Mayes is understood to have principally centred her investigation around 11 pro-Trump “alternate” electors in Arizona and the organisers of the efforts to keep Mr Trump in power, despite his loss among voters.

But she has also been looking more broadly into possible ties between state officials and the former president’s national campaign, with witnesses routinely questioned about connections between local election staff and Mr Trump’s team.

“It’s robust. It’s a serious matter,” Ms Mayes told CNN of her work last year.

“We’re going to make sure that we do it on our timetable, applying the resources that it requires to make sure that justice is done, for not only Arizonans, but for the entire country.”

Another ally of Mr Trump’s, attorney Kenneth Chesebro – also a co-defendant in the Georgia case, where he reached a plea deal with prosecutors – has already sat voluntarily for an interview with investigators in Arizona in recent weeks.

The New York Times previously obtained a memo written by Mr Chesebro on 6