Georgia Prosecutor Wants Grand Jury Report In Trump Probe Kept Secret

A Georgian prosecutor asked for the findings of a special jury to investigate whether President Obama was still in office. Donald Trump He and his associates illegally interfered with the 2020 election. These charges will not be dismissed.

Fani Willis, Fulton County district attorney, presented her case Tuesday during a hearing regarding whether to release a report from the Atlanta-area panel. The report may include recommendations for indictments as well as other information from the special grand jury’s investigative work. It is possible for a disclosure to occur in full or with redactions.

“We want to make sure that everyone is treated fairly and we think for future defendants to be treated fairly, it is not appropriate at this time to have this report released,” Willis replied. She also said it to the judge. “decisions are imminent.”

Robert McBurney, Judge Superior Court, was hearing arguments On whether the report is a presentment Georgia law says that it must be released because grand jurors recommend their findings be published. A judge must also decide whether the report should remain confidential. disclosed publicly With or without redactions.

A group of media agencies filed a brief Support the publication of the report. They called it a “matter of profound public interest that goes to the heart of the nation’s democratic forms of government,” according to The Washington Post. Tom Clyde, an attorney representing the media intervenors, presented arguments in favor immediate disclosure at Tuesday’s hearing.

The proceedings were over in 90 minutes. “circle back” on a decision, and promising to give advance notice if he decides in favor of disclosure.

Trump’s attorneys said in a statement they were not attending the hearing Tuesday, noting the former president was “never subpoenaed nor asked to come in voluntarily by this grand jury or anyone in the Fulton County District Attorney’s office.”

Drew Findling and Marissa Goldberg from Georgia were also added. “We can assume that the grand jury did their job and looked at the facts and the law, as we have, and concluded there were no violations of the law by President Trump.”

Willis ordered the special grand jury to be impaneled in May 2022. It had the power to subpoena witnesses, documents, but not indictments. completed its work roughly two weeks ago. Willis might use the findings for criminal prosecutions by insinuating a regular grand jury.

A number of high-profile witnesses were present before the special grand jury, including Brad Raffensperger (Georgia Secretary of State). Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), former national security adviser Michael Flynn, and Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Willis, a Democrat started her investigation after a telephone call recording was discovered in which Trump pressed Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votesThis was sufficient to reverse the state’s loss of power to Joe Biden. Giuliani and a group of 16 Republicans who served as pro-Trump alternate electors have been designated as targets of the district attorney’s investigation, according to CNN.

Trump defends the right to call it as often as possible “perfect” Generally rejects any claims of wrongdoing. Separately, the former president under investigation by the federal government. Special counsel Jack Smith has been tasked with overseeing investigations into Trump’s handling of government documents after leaving office and the circumstances leading up to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Trump announced a third campaign For the White House in November.