Arizona GOP Chairman Resigns Amid Kari Lake Bribery Allegations

The chairman said he was ’set up' by Ms. Lake’s team. Ms. Lake’s campaign denies his claims.
Arizona GOP Chairman Resigns Amid Kari Lake Bribery Allegations
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake announces her bid for the seat of U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) at JetSet Magazine in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Oct. 10, 2023. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images
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The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said he resigned from his role on Jan. 23 after a recording of him was leaked that apparently showed him offering U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake money to stay out of that race.

In his resignation statement, Jeff DeWit suggested that Ms. Lake’s team allegedly secretly recorded their conversation before leaking it to the media. He also accused her team of threatening to release more recordings, which he described as being taken out of context, although he provided few details.

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