Arizona Prosecutor Probes Trump’s Remarks on Cheney Amid Concerns of Threat

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Attorney General, Kris Mayes, has initiated an investigation into comments made by former President Donald Trump that may constitute a death threat against former GOP Representative Liz Cheney. This inquiry follows Trump’s remarks at a recent event in Glendale, where he provocatively suggested Cheney should face “nine barrels shooting at her.”

During an appearance on “Sunday Square Off,” Mayes stated her criminal division chief is analyzing Trump’s comments to determine whether they breach Arizona’s laws regarding threats. “I’m not prepared now to say whether it was or it wasn’t,” she clarified. However, she emphasized the inappropriateness of such rhetoric as elections approach, underscoring the need for peace at polling locations.

Trump had been interviewed by Tucker Carlson at the Glendale event when he made the incendiary remarks. His statement insinuating that Cheney could be subjected to a firing squad has drawn widespread condemnation.

In response, Cheney, a vocal critic of Trump, condemned the threats and warned against the dangerous path of authoritarianism. “This is how dictators destroy free nations,” she asserted in a social media statement. “We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.”

Arizona law prohibits threats or intimidation, categorizing such actions as either a Class 1 misdemeanor or a Class 6 felony. The Trump campaign has defended his comments through spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. She stated, “President Trump is 100 percent correct that warmongers like Liz Cheney are very quick to start wars and send other Americans to fight them, rather than go into combat themselves.”

12 News has reached out to the Trump campaign for additional comment regarding the ongoing investigation.