Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has requested access to special counsel Jack Smith's case file for his 2020 election subversion prosecution of President-elect Trump, citing her case against several of his allies.

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made public Monday, Mayes indicated that she previously requested access to Smith's materials but was denied given the prosecution was ongoing. Now that the case has been dropped, and the Justice Department is fighting to release Smith's final report, Mayes renewed her request.

"Today, my office has one of the only remaining cases that includes charges against national actors," Mayes wrote. "I have held steadfast to prosecuting the grand jury’s indictment because those who tried to subvert democracy in 2020 must be held accountable.

"Undoubtedly, disclosing........

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