True the Vote Testifies to Arizona Legislators Regarding ‘2,000 Mules’ Documentary on Ballot Harvesting, Urges Passage of HB 2289

Two representatives from True the Vote, the election integrity organization whose work using GPS smartphone data to investigate ballot harvesting in Arizona and other states was featured in the recent 2,000 Mules documentary by Dinesh D’Souza, testified during an Arizona legislative hearing on Tuesday providing further details. Catherine Engelbrecht, the founder and president, and Gregg Phillips, a data expert, drew frequent gasps and applause, despite a request at the beginning for no clapping. When asked by legislators what Engelbrecht recommended for action, she said to pass HB 2289. Sponsored by State Representative John Fillmore (R-Apache Junction), it bans drop boxes and has passed the House but has been held up in the Senate.

Democrats in the legislature tried to interfere with the hearing by forcing a vote on a gun control bill, stalling it for well over an hour. Right Side Broadcasting filmed the hearing live on YouTube, but it was yanked by YouTube by the time it was finished.

State Representative Shawnna Bolick (R-Phoenix), a champion of election integrity who is currently running for secretary of state, arranged the hearing, which was also hosted by State Senator Kelly Townsend (R-Apache Junction) and included several other legislators. The documentary 2,000 Mules found that several hundred ballot harvesters, or mules, appeared to have illegally transported thousands of harvested ballots in Maricopa and Yuma Counties during 4,242 trips during the 2020 election.

Townsend asked Engelbrecht if the names of the nonprofits that were implicated would be released. Engelbrecht said they could not since it could interfere with law enforcement’s investigation. She named Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who was in the audience, as already working with them investigating.

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