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Trump and Guiliani called Bowers after the election. Guiliani came on first. Then Trump. Initiated conversation. Bowers asks for evidence of fraud. G said they did have proof. Bowers asked for names of the "illegal immigrants," "dead people." #HATH

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G said he would get Bowers the names. Guiliani never produced any evidence. #HATH

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They wanted Bowers to allow an official committee to hear the evidence and take action. He refused. Said he didn't want the "circus" in the House. Didn't want to be used as a pawn. #HATH

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Second ask: Bowers asked "to what end"? Trump said they had "heard" that there was a legal ability to remove the Biden electors and replace them with his. They want to do that. Bowers says that's nothing he's ever heard. #HATH

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Bowers tells Trump that he is asking Bowers to break his oath to the Constitution and to the state. He says he won't do it without deep consultation without attorneys. Bowers says he won't break his oath.

Guiliani would say, "Aren't we all Republicans here? I would think we would get a better reception." #HATH

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Bowers says the AZ legislature had a clear law on selecting electors, and it is a fundamental right of the people to choose their lawmakers. #HATH

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Bowers, on more than one occasion he was asked to break his oath, but it is a tenet of his faith that the Constitution is divinely inspired. Not going to break his oath to it on a person's request. #HATH

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Bowers asked if it had ever been done before. No. #HATH

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Later hearing at ballroom in Phoenix was not official, even through they tried to portray it as one. Bowers had denied an "official" hearing. #HATH

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Meeting was same day Gov. Doug Ducey certified Biden electors. Bowers met with Guiliani that day. Giuliani continued to say the election was fraudulent. Other Republican AZ lawmakers aggressively questioned Giuliani for proof. #HATH

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Giuliani asked Jenna Ellis if they had the proof. She said yes. And Bowers said: Give me the names. They claimed to have all that information, but they hadn't brought it with them. #HATH

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Bowers told them they had not produced evidence. Giuliani said they don't have any evidence but they had a lot of theories. Maybe a gaffe? Afterward, Bowers and others kind of laughed about it.

Later, Giuliani said that AZ law let them switch the electors from Biden to Trump and wanted Bowers to do it. Never provided evidence of election fraud that could have changed the vote. #HATH

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Committee has found that the protests at statehouses were the same people as later showed up in DC at January 6. One, for example, was Jacob Chansley, (QAnon Shaman). He was at AZ statehouse. #HATH

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Also the Proud Boys were there, calling for him by name. #HATH

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Trump called again later in December. Bowers said he had voted for him, supported him, but would not break the law for him. #HATH

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Eastman called later in the month anyway, asking him to take a vote to decertify the electors because they had plenary authority to do so. (Editorial: this is bonkers.) #HATH

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Eastman said they could just... overrule the voters. #HATH

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"Just do it and let the courts figure it out." WTAF

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Eastman said "Just do it and let the courts sort it out." Bowers said: You want me to put my state through something novel and likely illegal? Not happening. #HATH

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Bowers told Trump he would not do anything illegal for him. Eastman said, do it and let the courts sort it out. #HATH

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Bowers. What he wanted was contrary to Constitution of US and state, both.

Andy Biggs also called Bowers. Wanted him to support the decertification of the electors. #HATH

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Bowers made a public statement, calling the pressure "breathtaking" and saying "the rule of law forbids us to do that." #HATH

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No legal pathway to execute such a request, says Bowers. #HATH

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Bowers's statement called on Reagan's inaugural, focusing on the orderly transfer of power, calling it "a miracle." Bowers talking about how much he admires (present tense) Reagan. #HATH

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Champions "the will of the people." (Editorial: Reagan's administration began the process of voter suppression.) #HATH

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Schiff: Trump and campaign tried to replace certified ballots with fake ones. #HATH

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November 18, Chesebro said campaign should organize its own electors in the swing states Trump had lost. Giuliani, Meadows, and congress members were involved. #HATH

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RNC directly involved in collecting the false electors. Trump wanted the RNC to help. Ronna McDaniel seems to be trying to get the RNC away from the mess. #HATH

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Jeffrey Clark said it wasn't okay. Some now say they wanted out, that the plan was illegal. #HATH

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Meadows, Giuliani, etc., knew it wasn't legal. A fake elector says they were "useful idiots," "rubes." Real lawyers had said they wanted nothing to do with it. Fake elector says no one cared if they were putting themselves in legal jeopardy. #HATH

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Fake electors told their slates would only count if courts said they should be. #HATH

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Fake electors met in secret. They were told they were working directly with the president's team. #HATH

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AZ, GA, MI, PA, NM, NV, WI, fake electors met and falsely claimed they were "duly elected" and submitted them to the National Archives. #HATH

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Eastman said it didn't matter that they were fake; the very fact they existed created confusion, and Pence should then reject both. #HATH

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Senator Johnson wanted to hand deliver false electors? (Did I hear that right?!? I might not have.) #HATH

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White House counsels office said this was not legally sound. Trump and crew did it anyway.

Bowers calls it "a tragic parody."

Bowers contemporary diary: "It is painful to have friends... turn on me with such rancor." But "I do not want to be a winner by cheating. I will not play with laws I swore allegiance to." #HATH

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Bowers heavy on the Christianity. (Likely to appeal to evangelicals.) #HATH

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Bowers and family targeted by Trump mobs. More than 20K emails and tens of thousands of voicemails. Stopped work under the saturation. Even now, protested every week, calling Bowers a pedophile and a pervert. Blaring loudspeakers. #HATH