Attorney General Mark Brnovich took a strident position against fellow Republicans who deny the legitimacy of the 2020 election, but that hasn't been his position for much of the past year.

Context: During an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," which aired on Sunday, Brnovich was unequivocal in his denunciation of the false allegations that the 2020 election was rigged or affected by fraud.

• "Most of it's horses---, and I've been trying to scrape it off my shoes for the past year," he said on the show.
• He described election denialism as a "giant grift." He said there are a lot of "clowns" out there who "throw stuff against the wall and see what sticks" and see what they want to see.

Yes, and: Brnovich also urged the FBI and IRS to investigate the conservative nonprofit True the Vote over its fundraising off of bogus election fraud claims. The group is behind the debunked "2000 Mules" movie that made unfounded allegations of "ballot harvesting" rings in Arizona and other states.

• The AG's Office says True the Vote refused to turn over evidence it said would back up its Arizona allegations.

Flashback: On Nov. 11, 2020, Brnovich became the first major Republican elected official in Arizona to publicly reject the baseless fraud allegations surrounding the 2020 election and defend President Biden's win in the state as legitimate.

Yes, but: His positions changed substantially during his unsuccessful run in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate.

• Brnovich issued an "interim report" in...

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