Former top Arizona GOP official describes what Trump team gave him as ‘proof’ of voter fraud
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- Rusty Bowers, a former top Republican official in Arizona who rejected pressure from Donald Trump and his allies following the former president's 2020 election defeat, told CNN that he has spoken with the FBI as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the vote.
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I think Mr Bowers is an unsung hero in refusing to condone criminal election interference in his state. We can all admire him for his integrity.
I consider him a sung hero.
No republicans are heroes.
Yes, I too am glad Rusty B. did you not give in to election interference but prior to that he said he was not for trump, then switched back over. Lastly he said he would vote for trump.What side of the fence will it be the next time.
@@rodb4923nonya really. Nonya business who he’s supporting. He’s not in office anymore. 😡
They seem to have a good grasp. 👏👏👏👏. Beautiful words Rusty. 👏👏👏👏
So much admiration and respect for this man. His critical act of integrity, along with others, saved USA democracy.
He is old school Republican my dad was like that
You think he's high?
He giggles like me when I'm stoned ;-)
Rusty kept his integrity intact and is now clearly on the right side of history.
100%
And yet he would vote for trump again. He hopes he doesn’t have to, but he would. So…what about that.
@@rathertiredofthemess2841 I think he changed his mind about that vote quite a while ago
It's a shame Liz Cheney's career didn't survive. I don't agree with her and I don't like her politics. But she showed integrity and it's a shame her constituency are still drinking the Trump Coolaid.
@@LightLegion I agree. Often when one decides to stand up to something that shouldn't be, there's a real personal cost, specifically your livelihood and career. He understood that and did the correct thing anyway.
I live in Pima County AZ. I disagree with Mr. Bower's political views, but I have to thank him for doing what was right, being honest and taking a stand. I am sad he is no longer in public service because of this.
He’s a rare good Mormon!
Me too!
You disagree with Bowers but agree with trump🤔 Make that make sense... please explain!
@@leroysanders3564 you need to read what the dude wrote again.
@leroysanders3564
I'm pretty sure that person is saying they are not Republican and not saying they support Trump. We all respect integrity, and there's no doubt Mr Bowers possesses that.
A man that stood up to the pressures placed upon him showed backbone and integrity. He was voted out of office because of it. Which is sad because this country needs many more politicians like him.
He declined to commit a crime. Doesn’t make him a hero.
I agree! Except Biden wasn’t voted out.
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No we don't need more politicians like bowers because he did the correct thing once.
@@Saturday8pm Bidens not the one going to any lengths to remain in power.🇺🇸
It sure does but this man has been traumatized by 45 and his threats
Rusty Bowers is such an honest, good, true American patriot. God bless him. He is one of the few honorable, real, non-MAGA Republicans.
It always horrifies me to see the damage that one man's ego has done to the USA. I truly hope that the people who care about justice will be able to prevail.
And when it comes right down to it, that's literally all it is, his ego. I doubt it's even, at the core of it, about money or power. It's all ego.
This is not "one man's ego". This is the culmination of America's foundational and unaddressed white supremacism, and it won't stop until that's dealt with. Hence the panic from the fascist GOP against the teaching of accurate American history.
Drumpf's ego was egged on and Held High by the ENTIRE RepubliKKKlan Cult Agenda. If even Cocaine Mitch had stood up for Democracy, many of the other senior RepubliKKKlans would have grown a backbone, too.
You can't corrupted Republicans if they are not corruptible. But more likely they are already corrupted!
The bigger issue is that many don't see a problem with it.
Rusty is an old school Republican. I am likely his polar opposite but he has my ultimate respect for being a truly smart, honest, good and logical person. Peace
One may not agree on the policies he holds; however, one must respect his honesty and his devotion to the truth.
Any Republican should just do as told when being called by Trump, no questions asked and no evidence necessary. It is a duty to president, party, God and country. It looks like Rusty has failed in this sacred duty.
@@gulliverthegullible6667your username is fitting. You're telling complete lies.
@@gulliverthegullible6667 Rusty's duty is to the constitution.... not one man.
@@gulliverthegullible6667 Your comment serves only to demonstrate your own disgusting lack of integrity and intellect. YOU have failed.
It's so refreshing to see a Republican lawmaker standing up for the laws of the land.
As compared to usually being indicted. Or for you indicated.
@@PlymouthVT🤣🤣🤣
To do so is his job, the one we taxpayers pay him handsomely to do. Same for Pence and the others who are being lauded and called heroes for simply doing their job. Like the rest of us do every day, just different, less well paid jobs.
💙 Joe Biden 2024 🇺🇸
Trump's attorney was trying to pressure the AZ Republican Bowers - to hold ANOTHER ELECTION, to gauge whether the actual election was what Arizonians wanted. That, in my view, is borderline treason, and am glad it didn't happen. Trumpists would want the electorate to keep voting over and over, until Trumpists got their 1 vote majority.
Thank you, Rusty Bowers, you are an honest American who is saving our country.
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Well? He chose being an American over being a feckless MAGAt. Would not give him too much credit.
Ah yes, the honest American, who doesn't say a word until forced to by a subpoena.
He said he would vote for Trump again.
@@AgentAika001yep yep yep. He needs to be pressed on this every single time he speaks in public. Your convictions are only as admirable as long as you act on them. He knows better than most in this country just how much Trump has eroded faith in our democracy. Voting for him or anyone who unequivocally supports him ever again is to spit in the face of his own convictions and the people who have fought to create and preserve our democracy.
Love seeing Rusty Bowers relaxed and happy. Well deserved.
Absolutely. That man and his family went through some stuff.
Yep. He can be relaxed b/c he didn't participate in the schemes. So refreshing to see.
Just want to say, thank you Rusty Bowers for holding strong, a DEFENDER of DEMOCRACY, NOT all heroes wear capes! 👍⚖
Mr Bowers keeps one’s hopes alive that there are still good, honest and moral people in governance in this nation regardless of political party.
.k serious
See above.
Because of his decency the maga morons voted him out of office.
One thing republicans hate is honesty. MAGA666
🇺🇸 Joe Biden 2024 💙
Plus the harrassment Rusty Bowers went through at his home when he was trying to focus on his terminally ill daughter ...just awful.
Rusty Bowers is smiling because he is on the right side of History.
Barely. Even after he publicly testified that Trump asked him to fake the election, and after Trump’s minions went to Bowers’s house and screamed abuse while his daughter way *dying of cancer* inside, Bowers publicly stated he would vote for Donald Trump AGAIN. He can’t be trusted.
Rusty Bowers is an enormously likable man. And a Republican with integrity, not guided by hate and racism? He’s a unicorn, for sure.
Lets not forget this man was harassed while his daughter was termillay ill.
And then he publicly stated he would *still vote for Donald Trump* . 🤯
Maybe she wasn’t his favorite daughter.
@@TentinQuarantino_ as sad as that response was I even.think now he probably just would sit it out.
His smile says I know that I'm on the right side and I did everything right.
Rusty seems happy and at peace with his decisions,wonder how Lindsay's feeling.
Terrific interview. Mr. Bowers is an old-school, true conservative. I may disagree with some of his conservative views... but he seems to be a very ethical man. And as I am a "liberal-minded" person the best compliment I can give Mr. Bowers is that he seems to be an ethical and formidable, conservative-minded man. Nothing wrong with that. You can work very well with people like that. You will likely win 50% of the debates with him... and lose 50% of them. But likely always end up with a reasonable solution with him. We need more people like him in government. People like that serve a critical role... gate-keeper.. from the Trump, Marjorie Taylor-Green, Lauren Borbert, Ron DeSantis, Kevin McCarthy, Andy Biggs and Jim Jordans of the world.
Much respect for Mr. Bowers. Another imperfect phone call
Wow. What a great man and a bulwark against all the nonsense flying around him. Rusty’s conviction and principle are what saved us from an outcome that could have created even more chaos. Under great pressure, he stayed true to his oath.
Arizona got some officials with backbone!
Thank you Mr Bowers, Arizona has had such great, patriotic Americans. John McCann and Mr Bowers, put the country 1st, I’m not sure the GOP has many men like that left.
💯 agree. Republican election officials, Secretary's of State and Governors who refused to go along with Trump and enablers failed Coup are patriots. They did their jobs and put Democracy and Country over one person.
As a democrat, I fully agree. A man of intelligence and integrity - two qualities that are pure Kryptonite to MAGA.
@@MichaelBrodie68 I also detected a little humor there, which is totally missing in Donnie Trump and his MAGAS.
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You can tell the real patriots. They just do their jobs with honesty and integrity. They do not seek unfair advantage, or work to game the system. They are not loud or boastful. They accept an even-handed loss just as well as a win.
Mr. Bowers is so clear-headed and forthcoming, while choosing his words carefully. He has done a great service to our democracy.
Justice does grind on, Rusty. Thanks for your honesty on this issue--you saved many people from pain and disenfranchisement.
Thank you Rusty Bowser for your Servant's Heart.
Hat off for this man! A true patriot who stand up to the bully to protect the American democracy and be faithful to his oath!
Back when I used to be a Republican, that's the sort of Republican I would have voted for. Seems to be rare nowadays.
It’s rare everywhere Kirk. 😀hang in there
You going down trumpy
“If we nominate Trump ,we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it “ - Lindsey Graham 2016
Lady G is more despised by the right than the left now.😂
As the corrupt biden administration is literally undoing our country....
@@eb1247get lost
@@sissy-_-fnyc That's the nature of haters - they enjoy their hatreds almost at an orgasmic level, and they will tend to first hate those they can see - like Graham. That is one of the fatal flaws of the MAGA crowd. They ultimately turn on their own.
@@frankhoffman3566 When the core is rotten it eventually spreads to the whole fruit; in this case basket of nuts.
Very happy to see the smile on Mr. Bowers face, watching the way justice is grinding forward slowly but surely.
It is very clear to me that Rusty Bowers is extremely happy for the decisions he took at the time by not giving in and choosing integrity. He is a proud person and you don't find enough of them in your country.
He failed as a Republican. He should have done as asked for by Trump, no questions asked. At that point, all tht mattered was preserving the Trump presidency by all means, legal or illegal That failure is what led to this desaster of the Biden administration.
I don't think he "chose" integrity. I don't think anything but what he did was ever an option in his mind. I've lived in five countries and I don't think the US is worse in this respect than other places I've lived, and better than some.
@@lqr824 I have lived in five countries as well and worked for over 20 years for an American multinational. I don't want to offend you but I was not impressed by the intellectual honesty of the average American business person, certainly not in comparison with the Scandinavian company I also worked for. I am happy for you that you have a different experience and I just wonder if you disagree with my assessment that the Republican Party has quite a number of members who are above average hypocritical.
@@peterdeij9388 wow, sounds like you made some horrible life choices then. I'll meet you half-way and agree that from what I hear you're likely right about Scandinavians specifically, but more generally I'd guess Americans are on a par with Japanese, Hong Kong, and Swiss, and far above Brits. One footnote is that the Swiss always have to convince themselves (and society around them) that their behavior is all to the letter of the law, without even thinking to ask whether their behavior was honorable.
@@peterdeij9388 that said Norway is not in the least intellectually honest, crowing that Statol is "carbon neutral" when it being in business probably increases the carbon output of the entire human race by several percent.
It is still chilling to realize that our democracy was held in tact by just a few strong pillars. If we were talking about a bridge, we would be calling in the inspectors and the structural engineers to fix the problem. Right now, I guess that would be the 'engineering firm' of Smith, Willis, Bragg, and James.
Good post. Spot on and clever!
not from USA - but what's even more frustrating is, that the people that stood their ground back then, another example is Mike Pence, have now a very hard time politically because of all the MAGA folks.
Don't forget the 80+ million votes for Joe Biden. A lot of people in this country have common sense.
Exactly. They are the builders of the future
Great analogy! The law needs Great! engineers!
It's refreshing watching someone answer the questions asked, and in such an honest and forthright way, even though, and especially when, doing so doesn't reflect well on your political party. Kudos to Rusty and much respect.
Maga's aren't republicans they're a cult of personality.
I rather thought that it reflected very well of his party, in that there are in fact individual Republicans that still hold on to truth, law, and justice in spite of the MAGA Trumpsters.
It's unfortunate, but I don't see the Republicans ever getting their party back. Trump's success has already bred another Trump, DeSantis. Even more extreme and proud of it. In the Senate, old school Republican leadership is hanging on, but there's MAGAT blood in the pipeline there too, Cotton and Hawley.
No sense of him prevaricating.
@@Mondoblasto0 His honesty exposes the GOP as the party of lies.
Huge respect for Mr Bowers & his respect for truth, justness & integrity. Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Jefferson & Washington would be relieved by hearing of this true public servant, vs a charlatan requiring that the entire public serve himself.
Would a "true public servant" own other people as property?
@@musiclover9361 Ever read a history book? The world has progressed in the last few decades, you can't buy a woman for less than the price of a goat anymore.
@@dougmccallum878, I've read many history books, hence my original rhetorical question.
The fact that Rusty didn't give the FBI anything they didn't already know clearly shows that you do NOT lie to them.
It's a good thing that Rusty Bowers is an Upstanding Man, someone who Follows the Law.
This guy is quite a character. Lol! No wonder Trumpers drove him out of AZ politics. Imagine Kari Lake trying to debate someone with even half his brains/ integrity!
Rusty is having a lot of fun. Looks like he knows that those who pressured him back in 2020 are going to go into the "Find Out" Phase.
Much respect to Mr. Bowers! "Discretion is the better part of valor" and he is definitely valiant!! Love the way he answered some of these questions. The grand jury's investigative process is secret and should remain so until there's a conclusion.
Both in testimony and in subsequent interviews, Mr. Bowers stands out for his integrity, candor, clarity and good spirit.
A genius doesn’t call himself a genius… a billionaire doesn’t call himself rich… but a traitor calls himself trump
And you can't spell HATRED without RED HAT.
Thank you, Mr. Bowers, for being such an honest man. I am truly grateful.🙂
Now here a good GOP candidate! Love Rusty!
I have always tild my kids and grandkids: sometimes doung the right rhing is the hardest thing you'll ever do, but you're never sorry for doing the right thing. Thank you, Mr Bowers.
I love that smile on his face the whole time. RESPECT. Regarding Republicans he's a unicorn. And that says something about the state of the Republican party.
I Have such Respect for Rusty Bowers, especially his testimony at the J6 Hearing. He explained his Daughter was dying from cancer in his house and Trump Supporters were Outside his house creating Havoc...
Heartbreaking 💔
They are a truly despicable cult with a truly despicable leader.
God Bless Him! I hadn't heard that and it must have been a horrible time for him and all his family. Much respect for this man and what he has done for America.
Love this guy. "I just dabble with a paintbrush." Sooo good! Where did his party go??
Good on you Rusty Bowers.
Good to see you in good spirits, Rusty. I hope you are back to making excellent artwork.
Bowers testimony before Congress Jan 6 Committee was riveting. A man who both understands and adheres to his Oath of Office.
This man has more integrity and intelligence in his pinky finger than tramp would know of in 10 lifetimes.
History needs to record this man's intelligence and integrity and the fact that he was ostracized for his beliefs ❤❤❤❤
You have to remember that he originally didn't rule out voting for Trump after Trump pressured him to violate the Constitution and Bower's religious beliefs.
What is more important to Bowers--defeating Joe Biden or his deeply held core values?
@@thomasdesmond2233 I hope he has realized since he testified before the Committee, that whatever hope he held out for The Coup Clutz Clown, is now vaporized in the wake of his (tRumps) now obvious miscreant behavior. As a well-known Republican judge J. Michael Luttig said, _'tRump and his allies are a "clear and present danger" to democracy'_
One of the very few Republicans I respect.
Why?
@@keithhoss4990 Because the majority of his party would have rolled over and went along with it. Nobody is saying you should agree with his ideology but he did do the right thing when it may have been more popular for him not to.
@@BB-nw3mj Actually quite a few Republicans stepped up on Jan 6 and in the months after to condemn Trump and defend the elections as free and fair. Don’t believe the propaganda from CNN. And now many people are coming forward unsolicited to give evidence to Jack’s investigation.
True. I’d include Adam Kinzinger in that group too.
And I suppose Liz Cheney… if I was American, I’d never vote for them but I can appreciate their integrity, to ignore pressure from the MAGAts.
@@rwags6848 agreed...best of the bad!
You the man, Mr. Rusty Bowers!
Just the fact that the former guy thinks its possible to expect a republican governor to go along with the criminality of his request, is a blight on the partisan American political system
@kissmyaxe531 Why does it matter?
Real picture? The repeated phone calls threatening, browbeating-on tape-trying to lie, weasel, push, coerce, cheat, grift...anything to stay in power despite the reality of the vote. That's the picture. The very clear, evidence-based picture. The former president is a grifting liar interested in filling his pockets at the expense of anyone/everyone else and tried to take over America out of greed and narcissism. And only failed because he can't help but be so loathsome that he chased his own voters into the arms of the opposition. He's a piece of crap that has lessened America in so many uncountable ways. That's the picture. It's an oversized, crystal-clear, hi-rez picture.
Your words would shine in a SCOTUS opinion. But that would probably be a dissenting opinion given it requires integrity.
It's more of a blight on the former guy , but yes, racists fled to the Republican party after Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, and that should tell us that racism is the real blight on this country, since before that they'd all been Democrats because of Lincoln; and the one who made his name on the racist birtherism fantasy can just ride an escalator a few more floors down because he is going to have to go to hell without America in tow this time. 🇺🇲
Arrogant spoiled brat..slick talker conman is smarter than everyone..he said so
Excellent interview. And although our policy beliefs differ, I am an admirer of Rusty Bowers' honesty and integrity. So foolish to vote such an honest man out, but then Trump's insanity has poisoned the common sense of a lot of people.
"So by refusing to cave to the will of your party, even under enormous pressure from the most powerful people in the world, you single-handedly saved the American democratic system from a legitimate existential threat." "Well, I don't know, I just dabble with a paint-brush."
Brilliant! Thank you!
A real trooper . A Conservative with rock ribbed morals , very nice to see. A Credit to Real Conservatives
That look on Kaitlan's face the moment she realizes she is breaking major news live on air. 😅
Rusty Bowers, you have my deepest respect. You are worth emulating. I'm from the Philippines.
Rusty Bower is a DECENT man. 😁
You are doing the right thing for the country, Bowers.
Wow! A Republican that appears human and decent! Remarkable!!!!
Democrats are dumb. And Biden can’t even speak without mistakes. So please don’t make me laugh
Some kind of quantum mechanics? 😊
On the same page. Why is There only one more Republican other than Liz & Adam that I've heard say " I have more Respect for what I do ". & speak logically?
They do exist just very thin on the ground they need to get together and form a new Conservative Party not beholden to religious extremists or corporate money
Great interview with Rusty Bowers. Thank you.
He's such a sympathetic man, this Rusty Bowers.
Kaitlan taking some notes!
Great interview! Excellent
questions and professional
demeanor…. So refreshing
to see🇺🇸💙🇺🇸✌️
I like Rusty and he clearly knows chump is a crook. Now he is sitting back with a smile on his face knowing justice will be served. Class act.
Justice is grinding on. I love it.
This is one of the most refreshing politicians I have ever seen. I would vote for him for President. Integrity. Integrity. Integrity. Thank you.
Obedience to Trump would have been the proper display of integrity. Everything else is treason.
He was voted out of office because of it. Absolutely shameful. I'm a former republican and am disgusted by the party now.
@@HeatherHenton return to God and vote for Trump in 2024.
@@gulliverthegullible6667 Nahhh I'm good with Biden.
God and tRump have no connection in my world.
@@gulliverthegullible6667f u
Thankfully we have honest, and patriotic people like this that saved our democracy .
Rusty is just an honest straight shooter at all times.
When politics used to be civil-ish.
Love Jack Smith. Good for you Jack.
Put on your marathon pants Jack Smith. This is going to be a doozy but you had the trumpeter hiding his face in court. “Are you feeling lucky, punk. “ lmao
WOW, an honest & honorable man! You have my respect & thanks!
Justice for ALL, under the Law 😊
May God bless Bowers.
Respect Rusty. History will see you as being on the right side.
Love this man's integrity.❤
A man of honour !!!...😊☕
Hats off to this man🎉
Thank you Mr Bowers 🙏🇺🇸
Thank you Mr. Bowers for being a Republican with integrity. Unlike the chickens in Congress, you were not afraid to lose your job for the truth. Our soldiers sacrifice their lives every day to protect this country, but the cowards in Congress were too scared to speak out against the corruption and crimes because they are afraid to lose their jobs. Disgraceful. You’re a true hero Mr. Bowers.
From the state that gave us Barry Goldwater and John McCain. Neither of whom I agreed with on very much but both of whom had my utmost respect. Integrity matters.
I truly hope Mr. Bowers is vindicated. He is an honorable man.
vindicated for what? he did no wrong.
@@harveyhc7438 vindicate means to clear someone of an accusation.
@@phazerboy he didnt need to vindicated, he did nothing wrong.
@@harveyhc7438 Ok I see who I am dealing with. He was accused by people on the far right. Vindication would be proving he did nothing wrong. I agree with you sir in that I don't think he did anything wrong and was hoping this situation would prove that to those who had accused him in the past. Now tell me he did nothing wrong to begin with so I can agree with you some more.
@@phazerboy what a clown. i mean that strongly. biggly.
As a AZ resident is amazing that my Republican friends are saying
" Republicans dont know how to cheat" that being said, they all say they all voted, now we hear Henhouse Hsnnity saying to vote early, vote by mail, so when i ask them if they will, they say "why? we voted", some even early and by mail.
Now its up to us the get more youth registered and voting, our future kids need our support, as do our seniors if we are to maintain a sane America
Honourable man
"I'm just glad I didn't get trapped in an elevator with Mike Lindell. You lose ten IQ points per minute in his presence."
M L didn't get the memo....."Everything tRump touches dies!" But then again, dishonest people attract dishonest people to themselves!
“Justice grinds on” it means absolutely nothing!
I'm so impressed with her asking all the right questions. Discovering something that no other reporters have done in a while.
You don’t need proof to be a Cult. That’s what the GOP has become. These folks are touched.
this is a good guy. he has an understanding.
Thank you, Rusty Bowers, for your integrity.
And this is how to do the right thing
The matter is that Amazon came up with *GPT55X* and now everyone flippin out? Wtf seriously what did the guys imagine would happen? Obviously it can only go to the next level from this and I want to be one of the first to be there when it all happens. I don't know about you guys but this is a one in a lifetime journey for all of us and I'm just happy to be part of it
I dont WILLINGLY use Israeli currencies.
They drive em into the dirt time after time.
Keep your Bezos cash.
This is the best and most exciting thing which could have happened to crypto
AMZ is on fire now
Now this is the right thing crypto needed after so much trust was lost
I didn't want to go for anything because recession won't go away soon but this should keep up for a while even if it's just using it for a few months should be worth
Will never agree with rustys politics,but the man did what’s right ,bravo sir
Rusty Bowers was unshakeable. He has my full respect and did from his testimony in front of the committee
The Truth always reveals itself eventually
A TRUE PATRIOT
This is an excellent interview.
He can hold his head high ! Thank You Mr. Bowers for keeping your Oath of office & putting our Country & Democracy ahead of some of the underhanded Party persuasion. He asked for evidence & it never came. Sorry about how poorly your daughter & family were treated . That was beyond terrible and unconscionable.
I love this interview. Great job.