Judge Speaks Out After Trump Grand Jury Leader Hits Media Circuit

The Atlanta-based leader A special grand jury was formed to investigate Which former President Donald Trump He and his associates illegally interfered with the elections Georgia 2020 election has stirred controversy. This week’s media tour featured the judge in the case.

Robert McBurney from Fulton County Superior Court, who was responsible for the special grand jury, took part in an interview Wednesday The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emily Kohrs, the forewoman, revealed that multiple indictments were recommended and shared stories from the months-long effort of the panel to gather evidence.

“They cannot discuss their deliberations,” McBurney said this, referring to the instructions that he gave the grand jury members about discussing their work and other media.

“So the question becomes what deliberations are, and I explained that would be the discussions they had amongst themselves when it was just the grand jurors in the room … when they were discussing what do we do with what we’ve learned,” He continued.

McBurney reported that grand jurors can discuss what occurred if a prosecutor, witness or other person was present in the grand Jury Room.

“That’s not deliberations,” The judge stated. “That’s presentation. And they’re not prohibited from talking about that, nor are they prohibited from talking about the fruit of their deliberations, which would be the final report.”

The judge was last week Released portions of the report by the special grand juryThis includes a section that says a “majority” The panel believes that perjury was committed either by one or more witnesses. The panel’s recommendations regarding any charges are not yet known. Fani Wilis, a Fulton County district attorney, is likely to use their findings in order to press charges and impanel a regular grand jury.

Kohrs, a Georgia resident aged 30, appeared in a series media interviews Tuesday. He offered an insider’s perspective on the special grand jury investigation that included 75 witnesses.

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Kohrs didn’t name anyone she thought might be charged, and she did not address specific alleged crime. But she did tell NBC News that her special grand jury’s set of recommended indictments was. “not a short list” Trump said it. “might” Included in it. Kohrs smiled and talked about what she thought it would be. “really cool” After a subpoena, Trump was required to swear in.

Kohrs spoke to AJC Due to limited resources and time, the panel decided not subpoenae the former president. And during an interview on CNN, Kohrs said she would be “sad” And “frustrated” If the district attorney refuses to pursue charges.

Georgia grand jury foreperson “I will be sad” if the DA decides against bringing charges against Trump … I will be frustrated if nothing happens.” pic.twitter.com/9RfusUCjUX

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 22, 2023

A number of people were inspired by the public display. legal experts to warn Kohrs may be creating problems for prosecutors putting together any criminal cases. CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig, who is a former federal and state prosecutor, predicted Trump will file a motion to dismiss using Kohrs’ comments if there is an indictment. He called the situation a “prosecutor’s nightmare.”

Trump’s defense attorneys, Drew Findling and Jennifer Little, told AJC on Wednesday they are considering legal options. They argued Kohrs acted inappropriately by revealing the special grand jury recommended indictments and discussing why the panel did not subpoena Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing.

“Not only did her comments go way too far, but they also touched upon the very thing that under Georgia law you are not allowed to talk about and that is deliberations.” Little said.

The district attorney’s office has told the media Willis did not know in advance that Kohrs was going to speak with the media. The Associated Press, one of the news outlets that interviewed the forewoman, reported its team found Kohrs’ name on subpoenas obtained through open records requests.

Trump himself took aim at Kohrs and the investigation as a whole on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.

“This Georgia case is ridiculous, a strictly political continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt of all time,” Trump said. “Now you have an extremely energetic young woman, the (get this!) ‘foreperson’ of the Racist D.A.’s Special Grand Jury, going around and doing a Media Tour revealing, incredibly, the Grand Jury’s inner workings & thoughts. This is not JUSTICE, this is an illegal Kangaroo Court.”