Allegedly, the Arizona Republican chair attempted to bribe Kari Lake into not running. On audio tape, he asks if “there’s a number” at which she’d agree to “take a pause” from running for office.

He talks about putting her on the boards of different companies to put money in her pocket.

[Click over to hear the audio from Collin Rugg between Lake and Jeff DeWit … allegedly. If this is legit, it may not be illegal, but it’s swampy as hell. — Ed]