Georgia D.A. Requests Grand Jury to Probe Trump Bid to Overturn 2020 Vote

ATLANTA—The top prosecutor for Georgia’s most populous county has requested a special grand jury to investigate efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, the first indication in months that a probe is proceeding into the actions of former PresidentIn a letter sent Thursday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told the chief judge of Fulton County’s Superior Court that the grand jury was necessary to secure key testimony.

“We have made efforts to interview multiple witnesses and gather evidence, and a significant number of witnesses and prospective witnesses have refused to cooperate with the investigation absent a subpoena requiring their testimony,” wrote Ms. Willis, a Democrat elected in 2020. While the letter didn’t mention Mr. Trump by name, it referred to efforts by people to contact the Georgia secretary of state, the Georgia attorney general, and the U.S. attorney’s office in Atlanta. An exhibit attached to the letter mentioned Mr. Trump, who pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the vote in a January 2021 phone call.

A “special purpose” grand jury wouldn’t have authority to return an indictment but could make recommendations regarding criminal prosecution, Ms. Willis stated. The request to impanel such a grand jury must be approved by a majority of the judges on the county’s superior court, who are elected in nonpartisan races.

In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Trump said: “What this Civil Special Grand Jury should be looking into is not my perfect phone call, but the large scale voter fraud that took place in Georgia…No more political witch hunts!”has been under way since early last year.

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👏👏👏 Finally. We all heard the tape of trump begging for the GaSecofState to “find” the specific number of votes trump needed. Interfering in an election IS A FELONY!

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