Reporter Bryan Schott wrote about the new revelation in Tuesday's paper, and named the Lee donors who signed documents falsely claiming Trump won the 2020 election in the Grand Canyon State: James Lamon, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, donated $8,700 to Lee's campaign in January and March of 2021. Lamon is the former CEO of DEPCOM, a solar power company.
Arizona state legislator Jake Hoffman contributed $1,200 to Lee in June 2021. Hoffman gained attention ahead of the 2020 election when Facebook banned his digital marketing firm for running a troll farm on behalf of the conservative advocacy group Turning Point Action, the political arm of Turning Point USA. Hoffman's company's effort was described as among the most ambitious domestic influence campaigns uncovered during the 2020 election.
According to The House January 6 Committee report, Lee spent a month encouraging the idea of having state legislators endorse competing efforts for Trump. He claimed in text messages to then Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that he was spending 14 hours a day contacting state legislators about the plan to overturn the election, Schott reported. Lee has spent the past several days pushing a Jan. 6 theory about recently-released footage of the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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