'This is a big deal': CNN legal analyst sees signs that Jack Smith's Trump election probe is ramping up

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said on Thursday that there are real signs that special counsel Jack Smith's probe of former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election are ramping up.

In particular, Honig pointed to former Republican Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers' revelation that he had been interviewed by the FBI about Trump's actions in the aftermath of his defeat at the hands of President Joe Biden.

"This is a big deal," he said. "Let's remember, there has been so much focus on the state of Georgia. However, this was really a coordinated, seven-state strategy... and we know that the feds are looking not just at Georgia but also at least at Arizona."

Honig then outlined why it was "a huge deal" that Bowers was interviewed, and he cited the testimony that the longtime Arizona Republican gave to the House Select Committee investigating that Capitol riots last year.

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In one particularly damning piece of testimony highlighted by Honig, Bowers said that Giuliani told him to make fraud allegations without solid proof and then just "let the courts sort it out" afterward.

"Crucial testimony there," Honig commented. "And again, we now know that he has spoken with Jack Smith's team."

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