By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Ronald J. Hansen | Arizona Republic
Congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have questioned at least a half-dozen Arizonans in recent weeks in a sign of the state’s connections to the insurrection.
Those working with the bipartisan select committee have talked with members of the Arizona Legislature, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the county recorder, the secretary of state and other Arizona residents familiar with the efforts to pressure Congress to reject President Joe Biden’s win in Arizona and elsewhere.
The investigators interviewed people in person in Arizona and by phone in Washington, D.C., discussing matters leading up to the riot and its aftermath, The Arizona Republic has confirmed.
Investigators are seeking records such as text messages, emails and other documents the newspaper has obtained through public-records requests and sources for its extensive reporting about the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Arizona has long figured to play a prominent role in any probe of the attack on the Capitol. Congressional Republicans, led by U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar of Arizona, sought to set aside the electors for Arizona and Pennsylvania in the final moments before the attack halted formal certification in Washington of the results.
