Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine state felony charges for his alleged role in a scheme to falsely name former President Donald Trump the winner of Arizona in 2020, multiple outlets report, the latest legal trouble for the former New York City mayor—after Arizona officials struggled to serve him a court summons.
Giuliani was charged with fraud, forgery and conspiracy for allegedly scheming to falsely name Trump ... [+]
Giuliani, most famous for serving as mayor of New York City from 1994 through 2001, was indicted by an Arizona grand jury in April for fraud, forgery, and conspiracy in connection with a scheme to name 11 fake pro-Trump electors in Arizona, even though President Joe Biden won the state.
Giuliani was indicted alongside 18 other people for the scheme, including former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward, who pleaded not guilty earlier Tuesday.
Giuliani was also charged with election crimes in Georgia last year, but unlike in that case, Arizona prosecutors did not charge Trump himself.
Other key Trump allies were also named in the Arizona indictment, including his former lawyer Boris Epshteyn and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who face arraignments scheduled for June 18 and June 7 respectively.