On Tuesdays, hours before his scheduled testimony, Arizona House Speaker Russel bowers sat alone in his Capitol Hill hotel room, looking at John F. Kennedy’s motivational quotes about courage and watching a church elder’s video about being a person who spreads peace. Later that same say, Bowers testified in a congressional hearing that how he refused to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results. Hours before his scheduled testimony, Arizona House Speaker Russel bowers sat alone in his Capitol Hill hotel room, looking at John F. Kennedy’s motivational quotes about courage and watching a church elder’s video about being a person who spreads peace.
Bowers was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection that had followed Trump’s loss in Arizona by 10, 457 votes. Bowers had supported Trump, helped him campaign, but refused to violate the law for him. Because of that, his future in politics was risked, his character questions, and his family harassed as his daughter wasted away from a serious illness.
His daughter Kacey Rae Bowers, passed away on Jan. 28, 2021, when she was 42 years old. Bowers said, “At the same time as some of these (incidents), we had a daughter who was gravely ill, who was upset by what was happening outside. It was disturbing.”
Later, when Bowers walked into the courtroom, his goal was to bring a little conciliation, instead of stirring up more trouble. Bowers said in an interview that “I would like to, for whatever small part I had, reduce conflict and work toward a more ongoing reconciliation of people,” he said. “I don’t need to win anything.”
Shortly before the court hearing begun, Bowers received a call from an attorney for the Arizona House. That attorney told Bowers that Trump had put out a statement asserting that Bowers “told me the election was rigged and that I won Arizona.” Bowers himself laughed at how absurd that sounded.
During the trial, Bowers testified carefully and deliberately. He refused to violate the law for Trump, despite being harassed and ostracized.
Bowers was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection that had followed Trump’s loss in Arizona by 10, 457 votes. Bowers had supported Trump, helped him campaign, but refused to violate the law for him. Because of that, his future in politics was risked, his character questions, and his family harassed as his daughter wasted away from a serious illness.
His daughter Kacey Rae Bowers, passed away on Jan. 28, 2021, when she was 42 years old. Bowers said, “At the same time as some of these (incidents), we had a daughter who was gravely ill, who was upset by what was happening outside. It was disturbing.”
Later, when Bowers walked into the courtroom, his goal was to bring a little conciliation, instead of stirring up more trouble. Bowers said in an interview that “I would like to, for whatever small part I had, reduce conflict and work toward a more ongoing reconciliation of people,” he said. “I don’t need to win anything.”
Shortly before the court hearing begun, Bowers received a call from an attorney for the Arizona House. That attorney told Bowers that Trump had put out a statement asserting that Bowers “told me the election was rigged and that I won Arizona.” Bowers himself laughed at how absurd that sounded.
During the trial, Bowers testified carefully and deliberately. He refused to violate the law for Trump, despite being harassed and ostracized.
