“A prominent Republican attorney who advised President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election helped set up an escrow account to funnel money to companies working on the Arizona election audit. Cleta Mitchell’s role came to light as The Arizona Republic combed through documents the state Senate released this week after a court order. The documents provide previously unknown details on payments to companies and people participating in audit work and link the audit even closer to Trump. Mitchell, who gained national attention for advising Trump during his January call to Georgia election officials in which he asked them to find votes in his favor, arranged for $1 million to be sent from the escrow account in late July to three subcontractors working under Cyber Ninjas, the Senate’s lead contractor” the Arizona Republic reports.
Mitchell became MAGA famous in January when she was fired from her white shoe law firm for having participated in Trump’s coercive call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, harassing him to “find 11,780 votes”, just days before the Capitol riot and election certification.