The head of the Arizona GOP is stepping down after audio tapes with U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake were released, in which he reportedly offered Lake money to stay out of this year's senate race and to focus on running for governor. Chairman Jeff DeWit released a statement Wednesday in which he adamantly denied Lake's accusation, but he also announced his resignation in the statement. He accuses Lake's team of threatening to share another "more damaging" recording if he did not resign today. More here: https://scrippsnews.com/stories/ariz-gop-chair-out-after-alleged-ethical-breach-involving-kari-lake/ ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scrippsnews