Arizona state Republican party chairman Jeff DeWitt recorded trying to bribe MAGA-aligned AZ Senate candidate Kari Lake to drop out of the Senate race. He says that he is representing "very powerful people back east" who he declines to name (the establishment "never-Trump" element in the Republican party? Or something more sinister?) who want her out and will pay her a large sum of money (millions) to withdraw.
If I am hearing it right, there might have been a death threat in there. Lake asks, are they going to have me killed? And DeWitt doesn't dismiss it but rather says that the cartels are in all 50 states.
When this broke yesterday and the recording was released, there was some question whether the recording was real or a deep fake of some kind. But today DeWitt more or less acknowledged it was real and resigned. (He claims it was recorded months ago when she worked for his company, that it's selectively edited, that she is on a mission to destroy him and that he is the victim. He says he is considering legal action against her.)
What is said to be the full conversation is in the link below. An interesting bit is right about the 9 minute mark towards the end, when Lake suggests he go public with who is putting him up to this, and he (jokingly?) says "no, no, no!'", that if he did that then his car might blow up when he turns the key.
DC politics at work, using plays straight out of Putin's playbook. (They should try novichok.) This is why the swamp must be drained. (Does anyone think that situation is really any better at the FBI and the DoJ?)
https://twitter.com/ULTRA_MAJESTY/status...9722805485
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/01/24/ariz...kari-lake/
If I am hearing it right, there might have been a death threat in there. Lake asks, are they going to have me killed? And DeWitt doesn't dismiss it but rather says that the cartels are in all 50 states.
When this broke yesterday and the recording was released, there was some question whether the recording was real or a deep fake of some kind. But today DeWitt more or less acknowledged it was real and resigned. (He claims it was recorded months ago when she worked for his company, that it's selectively edited, that she is on a mission to destroy him and that he is the victim. He says he is considering legal action against her.)
What is said to be the full conversation is in the link below. An interesting bit is right about the 9 minute mark towards the end, when Lake suggests he go public with who is putting him up to this, and he (jokingly?) says "no, no, no!'", that if he did that then his car might blow up when he turns the key.
DC politics at work, using plays straight out of Putin's playbook. (They should try novichok.) This is why the swamp must be drained. (Does anyone think that situation is really any better at the FBI and the DoJ?)
https://twitter.com/ULTRA_MAJESTY/status...9722805485
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/01/24/ariz...kari-lake/