Allies of President Trump, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former attorney Christina Bobb, were arraigned Tuesday in Phoenix on conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges. The 11 arraigned individuals “pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Arizona on charges related to their involvement in a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state,” NBC News reports. HAPPENNG NOW: Kelli Ward and at least 11 other people are set to be arraigned Tuesday in a Phoenix courtroom on conspiracy, forgery and fraud charges https://t.co/dEB7A0aH9g pic.twitter.com/AnZyzSW1wA — azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) May 21, 2024 Rudy Giuliani, two former attorneys for Donald Trump, and several alleged “fake electors” are set to be arraigned in Phoenix on Tuesday on state criminal charges for their alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election “results” in Arizona. https://t.co/G71XShKyHv — Badlands Media (@BadlandsMedia_) May 21, 2024 Per NBC News: The 11 people arraigned Tuesday include former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and so-called “fake electors” who signed documents claiming to be Arizona’s Electoral College electors, even though now-President Joe Biden narrowly carried the state and Arizona certified his victory. Others arraigned Tuesday were former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward and her husband Michael Ward; state legislator Anthony Kern; Robert Montgomery, the former head of the Cochise County GOP; Republican Party activists Samuel Moorhead, Nancy Cottle and Loraine Pellegrino; Greg Safsten, the former Arizona GOP executive director; former Trump attorney Christina Bobb; and Tyler Bowyer, the Republican National Committee’s Arizona committeeman and the chief operating officer of the Trump-aligned Turning Point Action. Giuliani, Bowyer, Cottle, Montgomery, Pellegrino and Bobb appeared virtually. They were among 18 people charged last month by a state grand jury over the plan. Christina Bobb discussed the lawfare waged against them in the case. WATCH: Arizona AG wants to put Christina Bobb in jail for 50 years. Democrats can't win anything fair and square.pic.twitter.com/Vygl7fmm3p — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 21, 2024 On Tuesday, Bobb posted her mugshot on X. #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/gBPwoLdKVE — Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) May 21, 2024 CBS News reports: The Arizona indictment alleges the defendants “knowingly falsified, concealed or covered up by a material fact or any trick, scheme or device or made or used any false writing or document knowing such writing or document contained any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, to wit: two certificates of votes for President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Michael Pence, filed by the Arizona Republican electors with the Arizona Secretary of State.” A spokesperson for Giuliani insisted the charges are political. “These charges are essentially a cut and paste version of what they’re attempting to use to interfere with the 2024 election and to take down President Trump and anyone willing to take on the permanent Washington political class,” said Ted Goodman, a Giuliani spokesman. “Joe Biden and his allies continue to weaponize the criminal justice system in their quest to take down President Trump and hold on to power. Mayor Rudy Giuliani—the most effective federal prosecutor in U.S. history—looks forward to full vindication soon.” The charges center around the submission of a document to Congress declaring — falsely — that Trump had won the state. Mr. Biden won the state by over 10,000 votes. Ward is accused of organizing the effort, the indictment alleges, and wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to accept the false submission as valid. According to the indictment, the electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, and signed that certificate claiming to be the “duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States from the State of Arizona.” The indictment alleges they also posted a video that day on social media saying, “We are the electors who represent the legal voters of Arizona! #Trump2020 #MAGA.”

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will release 1 million barrels of gasoline from reserves held in the Northeast to reduce gas prices before the 4th of July. “By strategically releasing this reserve in between Memorial Day and July 4th, we are ensuring sufficient supply flows to the tri-state [region] and northeast at a time hardworking Americans need it the most,” Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement, according to CNBC. The ‘strategic release’ will come in 100,000 barrel increments from storage sites in New Jersey and Maine. Could this also be a politically strategic move to bolster Biden before the election? “Why does Biden only release oil reserves during election season?” Power the Future Executive Director Daniel Turner questioned. WATCH: Joe Biden in 2022: Releasing oil reserves ahead of midterms ‘not politically motivated at all’ Joe Biden in 2024: Releasing 1 million barrels of oil reserves ahead of November Why does Biden only release oil reserves during election season? pic.twitter.com/OecuDHWMR3 — Daniel Turner (@DanielTurnerPTF) May 21, 2024 Per CNBC: Gasoline futures have rallied 19% this year as oil prices have risen due to OPEC cutting production and fears the Israel-Hamas war could spark a broader Middle East conflict that disrupts supplies. Rising energy prices stirred speculation in April that the Biden administration might tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Texas and Louisiana ahead of the November presidential election. White House National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard said last month that the administration would “make sure gas prices remain affordable.” But gas prices have eased in recent weeks as oil has pulled back from April highs hit when traders bid up crude futures on fears that Israel and OPEC member Iran were on the brink of war. BREAKING: President Biden is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve in a bid to lower prices at the pump. https://t.co/pZgR38ZEgq — The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2024 Biden draining our oil reserves again to lower gas prices and gain voters. https://t.co/IC4iGRhKMg — Kelly (@kellytx2) May 21, 2024 On Tuesday, gas prices averaged $3.59 per gallon nationwide. “Though gasoline prices have come down over the past month, broader inflation has remained stubborn, irking consumers,” CNBC noted. Biden using 1 million barrels of emergency oil reserves to try and lower gas prices that he drove up in the first place with regulations, prohibitions, and taxes; he did the same with the Strategic Reserve, which is at extremely low levels.https://t.co/uh7YB9zryo — Marcy (@ync1994) May 21, 2024 From the Associated Press: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said release of gas from the Northeast reserve builds on actions by President Joe Biden “to lower gas and energy costs — including historic releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the largest-ever investment in clean energy.″ Biden significantly drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, dropping the stockpile to its lowest level since the 1980s. The election year move helped stabilize gasoline prices that had been rising in the wake of the war in Europe but drew complaints from Republicans that the Democratic president was playing politics with a reserve meant for national emergencies. The Biden administration has since begun refilling the oil reserve, which had more than 367 million barrels of crude oil as of last week. The total is lower than levels before the Russia-Ukraine war but still the world’s largest emergency crude oil supply. The Northeast sale will require that the 42-million-gallon reserve is transferred or delivered no later than June 30, the Energy Department said. Congressional Republicans have long criticized the Northeast reserve, which was established by former President Barack Obama, saying any such stockpile should have been created by Congress. A 2022 report by the Government Accountability Office said the gasoline reserve, which has never been tapped, would provide minimal relief during a severe shortage. The reserve costs about $19 million a year to maintain.

The President spiraled out of control at a campaign stop in New Hampshire Tuesday. ‘Let me close with this… After I signed the Pack-Anderl-an-Pack-At-Lack-Ack into law…’ BIDEN – ‘Let me close with this… After I signed the Pack-Anderl-an-Pack-At-Lack-Ack into law…’ pic.twitter.com/mSqZFBXL5f— The First (@TheFirstonTV) May 21, 2024

A visibly confused Biden stared into space, smiled, smirked, saluted nobody, then acted surprised for no reason. Watch the brutal moment for yourself. WATCH – A loud noise confuses Joe Biden, he slowly turns around, smiles absently, salutes nobody, then acts surprised for no reason. pic.twitter.com/ohGcqWkrS2— The First (@TheFirstonTV) May 21, 2024