Ex-Georgia Lt. Governor to testify in Trump indictment case.
Former Lt. Governor of Georgia Subpoenaed to Testify Before Grand Jury
Former Lt. Governor of Georgia Geoff Duncan confirmed on Saturday that he has been subpoenaed to testify before a Fulton County grand jury. In a social media post, he expressed his willingness to answer their questions regarding the 2020 election. Duncan emphasized that Republicans should never mistake honesty for weakness.
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Mr. Duncan has not provided further details about the subpoena. The Epoch Times has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
This development suggests that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is nearing the end of her investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the reported ballot counts in the 2020 presidential election. Willis’s office has been working on the case for two and a half years.
Willis previously stated that she would make “big decisions” about the election probe before September. She remains committed to fulfilling this promise and stated that the work is already accomplished.
Trump’s Legal Battles Amid Reelection Bid
President Trump is currently campaigning for a return to the White House. However, he faces several criminal cases that were not present during his 2016 campaign. In addition to the Fulton County investigation, Trump has been charged in three other criminal cases: the hush money case in New York County, the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, and the Jan. 6 election case in the District of Columbia.
The trials for the Mar-a-Lago documents case are scheduled to begin as early as May 20 next year, with a pretrial hearing on May 14. The hush money case will commence on March 25, 2024, in the New York state court. The start date for the Jan. 6 election case is yet to be determined, although Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office has requested it to begin as early as Jan. 2 next year.
Furthermore, two civil lawsuits against President Trump are set to go to trial in the coming months. In October, New York Attorney General Letitia James will pursue a suit alleging fraudulent misstatement of asset values. In January, a second trial involving writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation claim will take place, stemming from her allegations of sexual assault by Trump in the mid-1990s.
Judge Issues Gag Order
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Tanya Chutkan recently opposed prosecutors’ request to prevent former President Donald Trump from revealing non-sensitive evidence provided to him ahead of the trial on whether he conspired to obstruct the counting of the 2020 electoral votes. Instead, she issued a restricted gag order that only prohibits the release of information labeled as sensitive by prosecutors.
Under this gag order, both parties must seek court authorization to release sensitive information in an unredacted manner in court or public filings.
Petr Svab, Jackson Richman, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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