Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is holding off on disciplinary action against Sens. Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern following their indictments in the 2020 elector case.
Petersen said that due process will need to play out before he would take action, like removing the members from committee assignments.
"The Senator and his colleagues in the Democrat party seem to have forgotten our citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and they have the right to due process. Not one of our members has been convicted of any crimes, nor any ethics violations, prompting the necessity of any punishment," Petersen said in a statement on Thursday. "I believe in upholding the Constitution, and I believe in the rule of law, and that means I will not infringe on anyone’s fundamental right to a fair and impartial trial or hearing."
