The state's Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes is focused on the Republicans who tried to help sidestep Arizona's certified election results.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge recently ordered Mayes to take her evidence back to the grand jury to inform them of a key legal argument made by the electors. This ruling may — or may not — undercut Mayes' case enough to reconsider a matter she has framed as protecting democracy itself.

This week on The Gaggle, a politics podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, hosts Ron Hansen and Mary Jo Pitzl are joined by former Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard, and later, Republic reporter Stacey Barchenger.

Goddard breaks down how rare it is for a case to go back to the grand jury for matters of defense, rather than elements of the alleged crimes, and other insights into the law.

Stacey then joins The Gaggle to discuss this specific case and what it means for Mayes' political future.

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Guests: ⁠⁠Terry Goddard, Stacey Barchenger⁠.

Hosts: ⁠Ron Hansen⁠, ⁠Mary Jo Pitzl⁠

Producer: ⁠Amanda Luberto

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