brnovich's office had already debunked those claims months before that interview.s from the arizona attorney generals office, we now know that seven months before brnovich sat down for that interview with john stewart, investigators in his office had already put together their report on election fraud. a report which the washington post notes found virtually all claims of error and malfeasance were unfounded, but mark brnovich did not release that report. instead, he put out a much shorter report the following month, claiming's office had discovered serious vulnerabilities in the election system and left the edits from his own investigators that refuted his assertion. the newly released documents also show how brnovich tried to undermine his own investigators findings and how those investigators pushed back. for instance, in one shot at the report, brnovich's office wrote that the current election system in maricopa county involving the verification and handling of early ballots is brooke, but the investigators responded, we did not uncover any criminality or fraud

but mark brnovich did not release that report. instead he put out a much shorter report the following month claiming his office had discovered serious vulnerabilities in the election system and left out edits from his own investigators that refuted his assertion. the thewly released documents also show how brnovich tried to undermine his own investigator's findings and how those investigators pushed back. for instance in one draft of the report brnovich's office wrote the current election system in maricopa county involving the verification and handling of early ballots is broke, but the investigators responded we did not uncover any criminality or fraud having been committed in this area. in that same draft brnovich's office also wrote arizona's largest voting district, maricopa county, had been combative and lutitious in response to the investigation. investigators replied saying, again, based on our experiences maricopa county was cooperative and responsive to our requests. the reason we know all this is because arizona voters

nearly a year after the election, brnovich launched an investigation that lasted 10,000 hours with more than 400 claims investigated. separate investigations tasked with looking into those claims, produced a report in march of last year and stated in black and white that virtually all claims of error and malfeasance were unfounded. a month later, brnovich issued an interim report that ignored those findings and claimed serious vulnerabilities. he left out edits from his own investigators refuting his assertions. his decision to lie to the public was likely motivated by the fact that he was running in a maga filled primary for arizona's senate seat. his decision helped make arizona ground zero of election denialism to this day. this is just a taste of what republican voters in arizona told frank luntz during a focus group just last week. >> why are we using the same system that they used in vel zana? >> many of these systems are democrat owned. how can we trust the checks and balances of these votes? it doesn't matter where the vote comes from, whether it's a dominion voting machine or a

out parolee at brnovich, benchmarksare critical in any seion two case. and we'veproposed a benchmark to the coat that plaintiffs have not proposed any except for maximal is a shun or proportionality but. ction two rejects a oportionality baseline, and this court has widely rejected mization and proportionality, because they lead a constitutional problems. >> do you agree thebenchmark you've proposed has never been recognized by this court, as the benchmark that i appropriate in these kinds of case >> i don't think so, justice kagan. first, going back to ngles, i think th benchmark they, or even for multi member districts, s utrally drawn, single member districts, not racially gent rdered, single member districts. when you continue -- >> y are requiring that there be that kind of benchmark. thquestion is not whether it is permissible. you are requiring that there be a race neutral benchmark. amsking whether that requirement has ever been at in precedence. >> i think that is what bushy vera, abrams, and what little aqua are all pushing towards when they sa

we know that general -- former general brnovich put out an interim report as you said in april 2022 thatthat he knew the answers to those questions and that many of those accusations were false. very shocking. >> really can't overstate how serious this became especially the longer that it dragged on, and the personal impact of these conspiracy theories left lingering had on officials like yourself. i mean you received death threats, bill. how do you describe the damage that was done in the time after we now know that they knew there was nothing wrong in maricopa county? >> well, like you said those of us on the board many had been subjected to death threats and other sorts of criticism, and all the while general brnovich and his leadership team knew that there was no basis to these claims, that they were unsubstantiated. for example, that we had deleted files that were requested by the arizona state senate. they knew back in march of 2020 that that was inaccurate, and yet they withheld that information. and so it's very disappointing, and unfortunately some of the mistrust that people ha

but joining me is form attorney general mark brnovich. we know enough details.e be behind bars if you were attorney general? >> he shouldn't be behind bars. when you set a bond it's based on flight risk. every case is based on the facts and circumstances. the problem is joe biden. we are seeing a record amount of drugs flowing in. these are fourth, fifth generation arizonans. they will tell you it's never been this bad. people coming across with mashine guns and ak47s. i would think that if someone were on my property with dark clothes i would assume they meant ill intent. brian: now the wife has to run the ranch on her own. and they can't move. >> it demonstrates joe biden is not serious about securing the word. he kneecapped the border patrol and he's withdrawing resources. i know this is a prosecutor. people aren't being prosecuted for illegal entry. instead they are being given benefits and welfare. he is incentivized people breaking the laws. americans are so frustrated and we are paying the cost every day. brian: you said you had more trouble getting into

but those plans need not be the ultimate remedy, because this court said in brnovich, section two looksat tality of the circumstances, that alabama would have, as a tally of just one. section two is not an intent test, or abt putting on racial blinders. it is about equal oppouny, opportunity that alabama's map the nice black vote. ank you. >> council, do you agree with the socir general statement in her brief, i n'know exactly what the pages, have the arme your friend on the other side makes about the race neutral simulations. tha argument can be taken into account under the totality o the circumstances? >> your honor, i think simulations are abt tent, and they are not about results. but if it wereo taken to account as part of the tally of the circumstances, i thinkt could be a factor that goes to the initial issue of remy, and we know that dr. douche and conducted simulations in race as one factor among many others, and said that she if e uld create literally thousands of t dtricts with majority minority districts. and even -- when he used response relations, came out with plans to loo