STORY: :: Arizona prosecutor says Rudy Giuliani eluded
efforts to serve him court papers in the fake electors case
"Rudy Giuliani has made numerous statements over the past month discussing the indictment, his co-defendants and, quite frankly, mocking the justice system in Arizona. Given his latest Twitter post and then his lie about communicating with our office, we decided it would be appropriate to ask for some kind of release conditions to ensure his appearance in Arizona. [FLASH] So a cash bond, he would have to pay $10,000 in cash to the court, to secure his appearance. A secured appearance bond as he could secure his bond with some kind of security up to $10,000 in value."
:: Nicholas Klingerman
State prosecutor
:: May 21, 2024
:: Phoenix, Arizona
:: A judge ordered Giuliani to travel to
Arizona within 30 days to post a $10,000 bond
Giuliani criticized what he called a "completely political case" as he pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to falsely claim Arizona's electoral votes for Trump following Trump's narrow loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.
A Maricopa County judge, Shellie Smith, ordered Giuliani to travel to Arizona within 30 days to post the bond.
Prosecutors argued Giuliani was seeking to evade authorities, pointing to a since-deleted post on X in which Giuliani suggested prosecutors might have to drop the charges if they could not locate him.
An agent from the Arizona attorney's general office finally served Giuliani on Friday as he was leaving his 80th birthday party in Florida.
