The computer forensics firm that was conducting the controversial partisan election audit in Arizona confirmed Tuesday that no data has been destroyed, refuting the claims of some Republicans, amplified by former President Donald Trump and his supporters, that election officials in the state’s most populated county deleted information regarding the vote tally, The Hill learns.
The revelation came a day after Maricopa County officials’ scornful letter saying the auditors couldn’t find the data because they didn’t know where to look.
Speaking at a livestreamed hearing called by Republican Senate President Karen Fann to demand answers from county officials about the allegations, CyFIR LLC’s founder, Ben Cotton, said he had retrieved all the data he needs from Arizona’s largest county.
Doug Logan, CEO of Cyber Ninjas, said that they would have all 2.1 million ballots counted by the end of June.
Maricopa County countered Cotton’s claims on its Twitter account, pointing out that auditors recovered the files only a day after they released their technical explanation. Lawmakers have required the audit to address unfounded claims of election irregularities, but local officials claimed it will cast doubts on election integrity.
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