Calls for federal observers to be sent to audit of Maricopa County ballots | FOX 10 News

As the controversial audit of ballots cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 election continues, there are ongoing calls for greater transparency of the auditing process. FOX 10's Matt Galka reports.
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[@jennyanimal9046]

Why do you think they raided Rudy? To get their hands on what hes got against them.

[@sharonameskamp6893]

That was Sooo disgusting! Rudy is Hero! The took John Solomon too!!!

[@keithsmith3840]

Jenny, I agree. It's almost comical that what they are trying to get Giuliani on, is exactly what Joe and Hunter are both guilty of! And it's amazing that they took all the electrical devices accept the flash drives that had Hunters information on them! And they took all of this right in the middle of Giuliani still doing his investigation into the legal ramifications of this. Not to mention that they got a lot of the information from Giuliani from his iCloud account! I'm telling y'all this stinks all the way around

[@LeeZa1969]

Feels like it’s all starting to crumple & oh their will be devastation on both sides. I just hope as this entire goes on people’s lives & careers will be over. Possible prison, death penalty etc for bunch in government. I’m really surprised lower level people would be more whistleblower, nark . Basically why more of the government employees arnt covering their ass. Both sides have serious mess they made

[@oldsport4029]

Go listen to his interview today. They took all his personal electronics but left him with the hard drives of hunter Biden’s computer they wanted nothing to do with that and didn’t care to verify just left him with the electronics that their so called “warrant” asked for all electronics.

[@skippyone2769]

Rudy would not keep any sensitive evidence at his home he is too smart for them!

[@tobinbradshaw6684]

Lol you can smell their fear .

[@jamesfe5]

and the sweat on their brow is so obvious. Tick tock , tick tock

[@tobinbradshaw6684]

@@jamesfe5 lol yea

[@williammills8953]

I say we do audits, in Maryland, California, Georgia, everywhere. We need audits all over. I want my vote to be counted.. and I want Trump back.

[@indridcold5700]

@@williammills8953 i was shocked when they said trump lost Georgia.

[@fysocietymag9945]

You guys sound completely stupid

[@garybowman7114]

This is local government and the proper legislative process to exercise our rights and the purpose of the government to begin with. Doj has no part in this by law.

[@timothyritter9524]

lol....tell that to stone and giuliani....America is overrun and corrupted by "LIBERALISM" and power hungry Demonrats and elites.....Many very very smart historians, economists have stated "if BIDEN is elected we will hit our point of no return"

[@garybowman7114]

@@timothyritter9524 if you dont know your history then your doomed to repeat it. As pissed at some of these people for their blindness, I remind myself it's due to ignorance that the left Democrats have been pushing for so long. Do you even have a black man Senator after Biden's address say this country is not racist but there's a problem we need to fix within it with the idea. And he gets slammed for it. LOL. Just like the Chauvin case oh, the Democrats have to have their hands and everything even when politics of the federal government aren't federally allowed

[@wildbillhackett]

It's a statutory matter, not a federal one. It may be illegal for the feds to get into the mix.

[@kkarx]

They don't care what is legal.

[@alvincoryell7764]

@@kkarx they want it to become chaos, then the dems can shut it down

[@earlfrazier8331]

It's illegal for a 45 supporters who have no knowledge of or how to conduct an audit, they went in with black & blue pens when they were informed that they should only use red ones, and now they are taking instructions from dickhead donnie to use u.v.lights on the ballots, and now they have enlisted a guy that writes children's books claiming that he can tell by the way a ballot is folded if it's fraudulent, what a bunch of fuckin nut jobs

[@michaelmccaul6436]

@@earlfrazier8331 hay Earl it not how the ballots were folded. It's rather were thay folded. And the ultraviolet light is to see the water marks only real ballots have.

[@bigolerednek2905]

What they meant to say..."we need to send in people who will run interference on the audit process.

[@jamesonredbreast6310]

They are acting as if this is being done in secret. Every tabulation is being video recorded and there are equal observers from each party. You can't get more transparent than that!!

[@jeffglover262]

Exactly, these criminal demoncrats dont want the citizens of America to know the truth because they fear what will happen to them

[@dirttdude]

no, this is outrageous President Biden is super duper honest and stuff and he ran a tough campaign, people shouldn't be disturbing the ballots unless they are taking out racist votes.

[@misterbil4637]

@@dirttdude SARCAST MUCH??? LQ

[@xiaoheli5481]

If there is no fraud in the first place, why they are worried that this audit would discover fraud? The worry should be the opposite that the fraud might be covered up in a invalid audit.

[@sabrinafromtexas]

Because the ONLY POSSIBLE way for Biden to get 80 million votes is through fraud. "Safest election ever" from the "most transparent administration." The truth is that it was a fraudulent election from the most secretive administration.

[@ginarobles6608]

Can't wait for this movie to be over.this clones are hilarious 🤣. TRUMP IS OUR REAL POTUS.HIS BEEN IN CONTROL. HIS COMING BACK STRONGER THEN EVER 💪. TRUMP 2020 STILL AINT OVER.💯💣💥THE WORLD IS GONNA BE SHOCKED NOT JUST BY THE FRAUD BUT WORST THINGS

[@sndspderbytes]

We cant let a bunch of republican hustlers and pimps make a mockery of the idiots that call themselves republicans. With just the fraud the hoax ninjas pretend to have found they could have overturned the election right now but only if they are telling the truth. As long as the claim to have proof of fraud but refuse to enter that proof into a charge of voter fraud, there is a 100% chance that ripoff ninjas are lying to the gullible republican voters. Think about how long republicans have been praying for a company like the incest ninjas to discover numerous examples of democratic voter fraud and now the incest or incel ninjas are saying 32% of the ballats are fraudulent. But they are not going to turn it over to the FBI and the other relevant authorities right away? This dim witted repulicans finally are told that democrats commited massive amounts of voter fraud but they still won't officially file charges and bring in the feds? Why do you think they found all this fraud but still refuse to bring in the authorities? Do you needs the pansy ninjas to do an exhaustive recount for the next year before showing law enforcment all.the proof needed to overturn the election? The reason democrats are not being rounded up and arrested and Biden isnt being stripped of his presidency is either 1. Because lazy ninjas insists on proving there is even more fraud even though they already found all the could ever need, or once again hoppy ninjas are lying so hard and are actually the ones who will be getting into serious trouble for their outrageous lies. You really think that punk ninjas have the authority to keep all that fraud they found to themselves so they can continue investigating while law enforcment has to wait till the monkey ninjas have finished the investigation themselves! You have to enjoy being lied to if the discount ninjas get to bogart an election fraud investigation after vast numbers of fraudulent ballats were discovered. It makes no sense for them to essentially be blocking law enforcement from using evidence of mass voter fraud to over turn the election and arrest all the conspirators. Wonder Ninja wasn't even qualified to do q recount but now you believe the have the power to find vast numbers of fraudulent ballots and then refuse to let law enforcement go after the democratic fake ballot hustlers. Dirty Ninjas would be required to turn over their findings so the feds could over turn the election tomorrow. Pansy Ninjas would not be allowed to hold up law enforcements duty to over turn the fraudulent election asap. Dirty Ninjas do not have the right to investigate this on their own! Dont you understand romper ninja just completed their entire mission which was to find proof of voter fraud and let law enforment get busy overturning the election. Tough guy ninjas dont have the power to keep control of the evidence so they can solve the entire case. Its so frustrating to watch republicans get bamboozled by a fake ninja company when it comes to over turning this last election. Your actually going to believe fratboy ninjas has discovered proof of serious voter fraud but have the authority to keep their findings away from law enforcement for what exactly? You believe that the con ninjas should be allowed to keep investigating while telling the FBI to wait for them to investigate for what reason again. Republicans will never get it into their heads that robber ninjas are going to tell Republican voters they have found proof Bidens side cheated while stupid ninjas tell the FBI they haven't found any fraud. Thats what is going on the game will be to tell the confused rightwing dreamers that Biden cheated and they have proof but need money and at the same time tell the FBI they havnt found any proof but will comtinue to try and find it. Dont let fake ninjas hustle you out of even more money when they claim to have evidence of voter fraud. At least ask some questions or something. Its got to suck being lied to and conned out of your money by a bunch of hustler ninjas. My lord!

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

@@sndspderbytes ninjas? What are you, 12? Or one of those basement keyboard warriors who plays video games all night?

[@blossomjoseph5541]

@@sndspderbytes the ninjas have bottles of white out blotting out Joes vote and marking it for Trump. They will never be caught.

[@rogersmith6515]

You think there isn't already a bunch of federal observers already planted in there? Seriously? Anyone can sign up to be an observer. I'd love to see the live stream video of any of these so called prior audits.

[@tomhammock8351]

Dems have already come out in the media as observers. Of course they were against the process. It's all about discrediting the truth.

[@deweyandrews8369]

Democrats need to be monitored all the way now, evidence could already show problems!

[@donald2306]

@@deweyandrews8369 Breaking news. They are investigating the ballots with black lights and evidence already is showing problems under the black lights. The Dems are in big trouble!

[@1rustyboy1]

They were invited at first but refused , what are they afraid of? Report the whole story

[@djflakoelmonstruo9908]

Yeah what are they afraid of 🤔 froud maybe. Joe fraud biden is not my president,Trump still president.

[@blackbirdxx928]

Need to send biden an eviction notice, he failed the background check.

[@OrganNLou]

THE WHOLE STORY IS THAT THERE WAS NO FRAUD IN THE VOTES!!! THE CYBER IDIOTS DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!!

[@dv2409]

@@OrganNLou you are obviously a very intelligent person if there is nothing wrong they will find nothing

[@noddyspuncture]

@@OrganNLou ... hey, comrade, rest assured they will find fraud. Otherwise why are all the dimotwats running around like headless chickens trying everything to stop them looking..? If the lefty-libtards are so sure there was no shenanigans then they would happily back the full forensic audit... and not just a recount of everything, which is what they did before. A recount only counts the fraud again..!

[@jalenjose3905]

Democrats really scared we see many of this crooks going to jail

[@lowellirish]

They can stand 60 feet back, and outside... and peep through taped up sheets of papered windows....

[@lloydgrigsby]

There ya go ,works for me ,cant get any fairer than that!

[@joshweiser7737]

Forget taped up paper windows put up plywood and say your afraid of what the outcome maybe on local economy.

[@sandyanderson5227]

Lol sounds great to me

[@crystalwebb200]

Well said!!

[@RE-bg9ds]

We the people and the people of Arizona wanted this the federal government has no say they like to think that they do but they don't we're the ones with the power not them they need a good reminder of that

[@RE-bg9ds]

@Roger Wilco apparently you don't know how the country works and nobody cares about your feelings especially facts and me this is the problem with younger generations and people in America they have no idea what their rights are what the laws are and how it works they're too brainwashed with libtard views have a nice day you f****** idiot oh and by the way I don't really care what you say either this put a smile on my face thank you for all of you people who put yourself out here on the internet that are complete f****** idiots it lets us know who you are

[@kayr4502]

Let's not toss in "we the people"....because I am quite pleased with the election results. I will not disrespect your candidate of choice, but do not lump all Americans into that category. If all "The People" truly wanted this, I can imagine audits would be underway in all states.

[@RE-bg9ds]

@@kayr4502 well I hate to break the bad news to you but you are in the minority so yes we the people actually have a larger say than the government does and we the people have the right to remove our government so unfortunately for you you're in a very small percentile so good luck with that and for you to think that this man is doing a good job makes me sad for you have a nice day

[@stevekake3359]

The feds and SCOUS were asked for help. They said it was a state problem.

[@jeffreyanderson5106]

That’s just wrong as supreme court ruled in November this is a state issue it’s not a federal issue at all at least not at this time

[@sharonameskamp6893]

Such a Double Standard! We didn’t get to observe The Election!!!!

[@sethrepke]

They sure are squirming an awful lot.🤔😳

[@charlenepollard1927]

Swamp creatures do that!

[@robbybee70]

so all of a sudden transparency is important in an election and observers to a process matter? this is stunning, I would never have known this based on the left's opinions in Nov 2020....

[@JD4A84]

Exactly. Where was the outrage when observers were kicked out and windows boarded up and counting in the dark and dead of night?

[@robbybee70]

@@JD4A84 if a democrat didn't have double standards they would have no standards at all

[@JD4A84]

@@robbybee70 lol, I'm going to have to remember that one.

[@JD4A84]

@@robbybee70 lol, I'm going to have to remember that one.

[@robbybee70]

@@JD4A84 I hope it becomes a catchphrase honestly

[@gavinpruden3306]

To bad they didn’t show some interest earlier.

[@OfficerInspire]

They are starting to panic!! Nothing can stop what is coming

[@smacsmac5942]

If you have nothing to hide why are you freaking? Hmmmmm

[@gervais.d8399]

Plenty to hide... This will be great cant wait.

[@anarchristy3052]

Any judge has to know that this is desperation and Ridiculousness and if he decides to move he needs to be recused

[@rogersmith6515]

Recused? Pretty sure you meant impeached.

[@anarchristy3052]

@@rogersmith6515 Recuse himself I meant come on you know the right doesn't get to impeach.... YET

[@badbob6689]

Boy these dems are scared!!

[@juliocubias9600]

Where were the feds on Nov 3rd and 4th when we needed them ???????? But now they should be allowed access, that just adds to the People's audit already outstanding transparency 🇱🇷

[@frankkempf1553]

Wow, they are really getting scared now. What are they afraid the audit will find!!!😳😳😳😳

[@mljohnson2721]

TO OBSERVE NOT TO INTERFER

[@TheMadriverboy]

The don't want the cheaters knowing how to cheat.

[@marcblank3036]

This needs to be done as non partial as possible to assure the outcome that the whole US population can accept as truthful

[@cozenw3236]

Anyone can sign up to be an observer. There’s an online site (I don’t know it) where you can fill out the form. In fact there are people now from both political parties there. What really gets me mad is how news outlets are filming the people inside and putting them on tv. Doxxing much? Like that’s going to keep people honest and not feel pressured.

[@marcblank3036]

@@cozenw3236 The ship of justice and democracy has left port. Now all that remains is to show the world how far the smelly swamp has progressed

[@mariafres2010]

WOW what a way to stand up for the people; to bad the elections were not transparent PANIC; HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT ?

[@lalopalo71]

Where were the Feds for last years election ?

[@ronpreece3429]

We the people were very troubled in the 2020 election and how it was manipulated and handled

[@jeffreyanderson5106]

There’s four people at every table

[@never2bknown904]

It's called running interference!

[@bryanandlaginalaswell1736]

So that's why giulianis office and home was raided? To take heat off of the recount?

[@traitorhatergetarope3163]

He was served a search warrant for the same reasons Trumps last 2 lawyers we violated by the DOJ, trying to take out the resistance..

[@bryanandlaginalaswell1736]

Hunter Biden

[@jameslevengood5581]

letting the fox into the hen house...perfect

[@katherinemoss2583]

I agree, they just want to balk the legal process.

[@S3MMY345]

And so it begins.

[@starboard9551]

There's a 24/7 live video feed on site, how much more observation is necessary?

[@gervais.d8399]

As soon as they see what really took place the feds will pounce. That's why they're there. And this is why the troops are still at the Capitol

[@jamescausey6425]

It won't matter u can't dispute a bad ballot no matter what if they are not a live don't count if not from the state or not registered to vote. i say they know the paper and many other things. They will try everything they can cuz they know there guilty. If it was so fair and honest they sure give there self away. There's a time to sow and a time to reap.

[@vijayakireeti7567]

This is being transparent not the original counting

[@Tommy89gunz]

The fed's can stay out of it.

[@jimmydykes7961]

Federal observers?we know where this is going

[@lowellirish]

Keep going!!How about Minnesota?? Hmmmm.....???

[@Poppasgottabrandnewbagofcrack]

We are very troubled that you’ve caught us in our lie

[@Steve-lx4wv]

If you want a true and accurate count then you have to keep any and all deoms away from the ballots and the counting tables. Because every one of them is corrupt and dishonest

[@blossomjoseph5541]

There will be a huge push by MSM that its too late or they will say nothing at all

[@RangerCaptain11A]

@@blossomjoseph5541 its never too late. i for one would love to go to the white house and toss joe's crap out on the lawn.

[@phillippac.7469]

My fear is, the results will be sealed by a court and the citizens won't be allowed to know the results.

[@metallifan9first]

WTF! When did democrats start caring about the election??

[@garybowman7114]

More interference. Scares little kids. Pathetic

[@sharonwilliams9557]

The feds (who WE have NO faith in, to protect the people) need to stay the hell out of this legal and very open and well monitored process

[@attackstallion7128]

The more transparency the better!!

[@oldsport4029]

The feds do not supersede the states. Read the constitution. And then read the Arizona Constitution. Federal government can kick rocks.

[@stephenfreeman435]

Really? You have got to be kidding! Where were the calls for the Federal observers in Fulton County, Georgia, Wayne County, Michigan, Philadelphia, and Michigan during the 2020 election? This would be a joke if it wasn't so serious!

[@mikelohmeyer4140]

Bring a 1000 more people in to watch all as we want is transparency and get this behind us

[@deniseellenburg649]

We don't need federal observers. We have LIVE CAMERAS.

[@the_truth_movement5565]

Getting real for the stealers

[@danielsanteford978]

Heck No! Do not need any Federal BS confusion help!

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

There getting nervous now😂

[@thefoxsees2193]

We the people want this audit! Don't think we will allow anyone to stop this!

[@michaelswearingen4581]

The whole world has been invited to watch!

[@richardmiller4657]

Contribute to this audit!!! The Democrat party wishes to slow this with legal proceedings.

[@tomtwo8714]

I’m from the government and I’m here to help you. Let’s keep the dishonest federal government out of it eh.

[@romanemoire]

YA SEND BIDEN

[@alfredhennis5059]

Put the count on nation tv so the public can see whats going on with the count and what the outcome will be.what are the democrats afraid of.

[@richardmiller4657]

Contribute to this audit!!! The Democrat party wishes to slow this audit with legal proceedings.

[@theresaannettehunt1]

If your so worried DEMS, why didn't you join in the beginning. You were invited. The truth will come sooner or later.

[@whip205inthebam3]

ATTENTION: The current judge over the audit is and has a conflict of interest with a spouse of one of the Maricopa BOS. This second judge has to go they must step down. This is not a joke!

[@alfredhennis5059]

Put the counton nation tv so the public can see whats going on with the count and what the outcome will be.what are the democrats afraid of.

[@charlesrowe2149]

Excuse me I wasn't Republican observers allowed to observe the votes and democratic states the night when it actually happened?

[@romanemoire]

WHO IS THIS FELLOW.

[@skippyone2769]

The stakes are high, AZ falls they all fall. The country will be faced with a choice, continue with Biden or rerun the election !!! The answer could be very messy.

[@jerskitty]

Interesting how no one was yelling for transparency when conservatives were being kept out of voting places during the counts at the time of the election. I think everything should be transparent, but the double standards piss me off

[@mosaicskulls8071]

This Audit needs to happen.

[@kennethpollard5041]

The scotus said this is a state matter, send the feds back to the swamp.

[@kennethjones500]

This is the state of Arizona, they can manage this without the help of the federal government

[@frankrodriguez6660]

Where was all this concert when they wore putting pizza boxes to cover up the windows?? Bunch of hypocrites, the true will be revealed

[@markmoghadam8726]

Why so much jumping up and down if you didn't cheat when you didn't let anybody watch your counting in the first place ?

[@dannyemery7159]

Keep counting AZ. Don't let Democrats stop this count.

[@loco808]

I hope the people running this audit will keep these observers very far away, just as the democrats did to observers during the election.

[@carolynnsoto9357]

They should practice what they preach!! They don’t like A THEM PULLED ON THEM!

[@leegagliardi4705]

We need to know more about Dominion Voting Systems procedure. Specifically adjudication procedure.

[@noahnp1558]

No reason to send untrustworthy people

[@fpoil376]

Feds have no business in here

[@sethalbert1239]

They should turn off all the cameras and put paper on all the windows like the BLM counters did in Michigan...

[@cwdotson9930]

You would think the authorities would be leaning over backwards to accomodate any suggestions to secure a CORRECT count rather than stone-walling$$!!?? That is what's making people suspecious??😳😉😁

[@scottmorse4917]

Why Now ??? Don’t trust them

[@82ghall]

its a state issue not a fed

[@chrisoneill3999]

If Stop the Steal can raise $2.5m and the audit costs only $150,000, then expect to see some serious money spent on Arizona schools in the next six months.

[@traitorhatergetarope3163]

More audits....

[@edwinnorth5428]

This audit is way more transparent thn and other

[@tiamarie7443]

Hobbs has zero confidence. It's hilarious. I wish she could get through one interview without stumbling and mumbling.

[@kevinhatcher7614]

I smell jail time....coming soon to a theater near you.

[@crystalwebb200]

Why are so many people all of a sudden interested in transparency of ballot counting?? When republican observers were pushed off the floor during the election, it was said, "Nothing to see here, safest election ever". Now those same people are screaming we are so concerned 😳😲. Something really does sink!

[@sharonso3437]

#FinishTheAudit

[@cathymedlock9594]

What are the Dems so afraid of

[@judithrodriguez1502]

God is faithful to HIS word. The truth should be shown. Thank You Arizona for standing for our rights.

[@HETmaster1]

No infringement on the State's Constitutional requirement to establish and review its elections, the Arizona Senate alone has that responsibility.

[@johnkidd1226]

For dumb Democrats who keep confusing recounts with an audit. A recount is what you do when you check the addition on your tax form before you send it to the IRS. An audit is what they do when they ask for documentation to verify your name, address, SSN and all the income, expenses and deductions you entered on the form and verified as true by your signature. In other words, an audit is the one that makes you sweat and the Democrats are sweating and bleeding money on lawyers to the tune of millions right now. Ask yourself why?

[@smokey4717]

Why don't the feds just go the the live stream? Why is the forensic recount a federal emergency? Who is making the 'Bone headed" decision to send in the Feds? "I used Obama's bone head quote

[@johnmoore4822]

Just let the democrats do their audit sheesh!!!

[@rolandsaxon1682]

A question from Denmark what happens if the votes go in favour of Donald Trump ?

[@marcianielsen6013]

Same question from Canada! The highest position in the land, stolen!! Treasonous I'd say!

[@blakessite]

What are you worried about people the truth?

[@mrizzy8914]

It's none of there business states have the power to do this

[@tstjohn777]

As long as a Federal employee has a Republican by their side every second. The last liberal propped open a door to allow others in. So they could have a story that created distrust.

[@3ksbeterthen1]

Down playing is working so try to discredit, all will be revealed