Georgia grand jury recommends indictments in Trump election interference investigation
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The Georgia grand jury in the Trump election investigation has recommended indicting MULTIPLE people on a variety of crimes, the foreman of the jury says, but won’t reveal whether the former president is on the list.
- “They won’t be surprised,” says the president of the jury.
- The Georgia election interference investigation is one of the biggest legal threats to Trump in his latest bid for the White House.
- The jury heard from 75 witnesses, including former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
The forewoman of a special Georgia grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election defeat says “one or more witnesses” will be indicted as first reported by the New York Times .
‘not a short list‘ the chairperson, Emily Kohrs, said, adding that the jury had added eight pages of legal code ‘which we quoted at various points in the report.’
After the release of part of the report last week, there are still seven sections that remain sealed with recommendations for prosecution, according to Kohrs.
Those sections are silent on key details, including who the panel believes perjured and what other specific charges should be pursued. But it is the first time that the grand jury’s recommendations for criminal charges related to the case have been made public. And it’s a reminder of the growing legal challenges facing the former president as he ramps up his third run for the White House amid multiple legal investigations.
Former President Donald Trump claims ‘total exoneration’, after the partial publication of the latest report, although he did not do so and the parts that have to do with the recommended charges are still secret.
Lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani testified in the Georgia grand jury investigation into Trump’s attempted election interference.
Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C. Said: ‘I’m Sure I Testified Openly And Honestly’ Before Georgia Special Grand Jury About Possible Election Interference
Trump is also under investigation by the US Department of Justice for having classified documents at his Florida property.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said from the beginning of the investigation two years ago that she was interested in a January 2, 2021 phone call in which Trump suggested to Raffensperger that he could “find” the votes. necessary to nullify your defeat in the state.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump said during that call. ‘Because we won the state.’
Trump has repeatedly said that his call with Raffensperger was “perfect” and that he felt “very confident” that he would not be charged.
In fact, he claimed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that the launch had granted him a ‘full exoneration’, though he did no such thing and the parts dealing with the recommended charges are still secret.
The grand jury, which Willis requested to help his investigation, sat down in May and presented its report to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on December 15. The panel does not have the power to issue indictments. Instead, his report contains recommendations for Willis, who will ultimately decide whether he will seek one or more indictments from a regular grand jury.
Over the course of about seven months, members of the special grand jury heard from 75 witnesses, including Trump allies, including former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Top Georgia officials such as Raffensperger and Kemp also appeared before the panel.
Graham recently told reporters that authorities have not contacted him regarding his testimony. “I’m sure I testified openly and honestly,” he said.
McBurney wrote in his order that it is not appropriate to release the full report now because it is important to protect the due process rights of the people for whom the grand jury has recommended charges.