Scott Pelley , 60 Minutes; Maricopa election officials work to restore belief in the ballot as some continue to sow doubt in elections
"Shelby Busch started a political action committee which investigates what she calls widespread fraud in Maricopa County—fraud no credible investigation has found. She's taken in nearly a million dollars in donations for the work of her PAC. And the Arizona Republican Party awarded her the leadership of its delegation at last summer's national convention...
Busch still questions whether signature verification was proper and whether some ballots were collected illegally. She's an administrator in a medical practice.
Scott Pelley: You're self-educated--
Shelby Busch: That's correct--
Scott Pelley: --when it comes to elections.
Shelby Busch: That's correct.
Scott Pelley: In a recent case a judge disqualified you from testifying in the case because he said you were, quote, "Obviously unqualified... not even in the ballpark."
Shelby Busch: That's one judge's opinion. who is a radical leftist who is legislating from the bench and I don't believe that it had any merit in my credibility whatsoever.
Scott Pelley: Is there a danger in undermining people's faith in the election system by persisting with these conspiracy theories that no one has been able to validate?
Shelby Busch: Again, I'm going to disagree with you, sir, respectfully-- it has been validated. And because--
Scott Pelley: Where? By whom?
Shelby Busch: The election officials--
Scott Pelley: Give me-- give me a court case. Give me something.
Shelby Busch: I don't need a government official with a vested interest in disproving information to tell me whether what I have is valid. It's up to each individual citizen, as a member of this society, to review the evidence, to think for themselves and make those decisions.
Scott Pelley: It's valid 'cause you say it is.
Shelby Busch: I say it's valid because I say it is. And if somebody looks at it, they can determine whether it's valid. The evidence speaks for itself. Data does not lie. Data doesn't lie. Election officials do."
