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Arizona AG Probes Trump's Glendale Remarks on Liz Cheney for Possible Criminal Charges

Nov 1, 2024, 08:42 PM

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, has initiated an investigation into former President Donald Trump's comments about former Republican Representative Liz Cheney to determine whether they constitute a death threat under state law. During a Thursday night speech in Glendale, Arizona, Trump referred to Cheney as a 'radical war hawk' and suggested she should be sent to war zones, implying she would have 'guns trained on her face' or be 'standing there with nine barrels shooting at her.' Mayes has instructed her criminal division chief to examine the remarks, considering both misdemeanor and felony charges, to assess if they violate Arizona statutes concerning threats and intimidation.