> Republicans in Arizona plan to tell the Department of Justice that they do not need federal assistance or involvement in the ongoing election audit process. > A former Arizona official working to conduct an audit of votes from the 2020 presidential election told the Washington Post Thursday that the state Senate plans to send a letter to the DOJ attempting to dismiss concerns about the ballot recount in Maricopa County. > “This is a matter between the Arizona Senate and Maricopa County,” former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said. “We don’t see any grounds for anyone else to intervene.”