Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result.

Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows were among 18 indicted on counts including conspiracy and fraud.

Arizona is the fourth US state to file criminal charges in a “fake elector” scheme.

Mr Trump himself is not charged in the alleged Arizona plot.

The names of seven defendants are redacted in the indictment made public on Wednesday which does name 11 others.

Although Mr Giuliani and Mr Meadows, Mr Trump’s former chief of staff, are not named, the redacted defendants are referred to in a manner that exposes their identity.

The Arizona prosecutor’s office said the redacted names would be made public after all the defendants were formally presented with the charges.

The court documents also list a “former US president” – believed to be Mr Trump – as an unindicted co-conspirator.

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