Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWitt has resigned following the release of an audio recording in which he appeared to offer financial incentives to Senate candidate Carrie Lake to stay out of the race. The Daily Mail published the conversation in which DeWitt suggested that powerful individuals were willing to provide financial support to dissuade Lake from running against independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema. However, Lake is already endorsed by former President Donald Trump and insists she won the Arizona governor's race in 2022, a claim that is false.
In the recording, DeWitt discussed potential monetary offers, but Lake firmly refused, emphasizing that her motivations were about the country and not about money. The conversation took a surprising turn when DeWitt mentioned amounts ranging from ten million to even a billion dollars, which Lake vehemently rejected. After the release of the recording, Lake demanded DeWitt's resignation, which he subsequently submitted.
