{"id":2341085,"date":"2024-09-14T06:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T10:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-into-jones-actions-during-2020-elections-closed-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T06:09:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T10:09:17","slug":"investigation-into-jones-actions-during-2020-elections-closed-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-into-jones-actions-during-2020-elections-closed-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation into Jones\u2019 actions during 2020 elections closed &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finvestigation-into-jones-actions-during-2020-elections-closed-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The investigation into Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt\u2064 Jones and\u2063 his actions \u2062during the 2020 presidential\u2063 election has concluded\u200d without any \u2062prosecution. \u2064Pete Skandalakis, the \u200bexecutive director of the\u2064 Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, confirmed \u200cthat Jones would not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failed-experiment-austria-suspends-not-proportionate-forced-vaccination-requirement\/\" title=\"Failed Experiment: Austria Suspends &#039;Not Proportionate&#039; Forced Vaccination Requirement\">face legal consequences<\/a>. \u2064Jones was among 16 Republicans who \u2064acted as alternate electors supporting Donald Trump, \u2064who ultimately lost to Joe Biden. This group was formed under the guidance of Trump&#8217;s\u200d attorneys, \u200cwho \u200dbelieved that if the final \u200dvote tally \u200dchanged, a\u200d legal framework existed for submitting an\u200c alternate slate of electors. The case is part of a broader\u2064 investigation in Fulton County related to Trump&#8217;s\u2063 actions, with Skandalakis taking over as lead prosecutor from\u200c District \u200dAttorney Fani Willis, who \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-dept-asks-supreme-court-to-save-obamacare\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Dept. Asks Supreme Court to Save Obamacare\">recused<\/a> herself from the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Investigation into Jones&rsquo; actions during 2020 elections closed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1760343\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will not face prosecution for his actions during the 2020 presidential election, according to Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jones was one of 16 Republicans who signed on as an alternate elector supporting former President Donald Trump, who lost a close contest to President Joe Biden. Jones was a state senator at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The electors were recruited by Trump attorneys, who after losing several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-state-senators-propose-bills-to-end-no-excuse-mail-voting-automatic-registration\/\" title=\"Georgia Republican State Senators Propose Bills to End No-excuse Mail Voting, Automatic Registration\">court challenges<\/a>, &ldquo;focused on the legal theory that legislatures in the contested states needed to send an alternate slate of electors to the U.S. Congress for consideration if the final vote tally changed,&rdquo; according to a release from the PAC.<\/p>\n<p>The selection of alternate electors is part of a sweeping case in Fulton County Superior Court involving Trump. Skandalakis took over as lead prosecutor in Jones&rsquo; case in April. Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney recused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the case.<\/p>\n<p>Jones believed &ldquo;that the vote was &lsquo;a non-binding piece of paper if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-accurate-list-of-2020-election-fraud-cases-shows-81-cases-total-30-still-active-and-not-one-single-court-has-allowed-evidence-to-be-argued\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Accurate List of 2020 Election Fraud Cases Shows 81 Cases Total, 30 Still Active \u2013 And NOT ONE SINGLE COURT Has Allowed Evidence to be Argued\">court cases<\/a> were dismissed. If the court cases moved forward and they prevailed, this was an insurance policy,&#8217;&rdquo; the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pacga.org\/2024\/09\/13\/statement-and-findings-of-executive-director-peter-j-skandalakis-regarding-senator-burt-joness-involvement-in-matters-surrounding-the-presidential-election-of-2020-in-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;said. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">lieutenant governor<\/a> also sought legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And while I don&rsquo;t expect an apology from Ms. Willis or her mouthpieces in the media, I would ask that she provide one to the Georgians whose time and money she has wasted,&rdquo; Jones said. &ldquo;She can start by being transparent with the General Assembly and complying with the subpoena issued for her testimony regarding the use of state tax dollars distributed to her office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Special Committee on Investigations subpoenaed Willis to testify on Friday morning. Willis did not appear, according to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/fani-willis-skips-georgia-state-senate-hearing-seeking\/story?id=113662325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1760343\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1760343\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigation into Jones&#8217; Role in 2020 Elections Concluded (The Center Square) \u2013 Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones will not be prosecuted for his involvement in the 2020 presidential election, as stated by Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia. At that time, Jones was among 16 Republicans who acted as alternate electors backing former President Donald Trump, who narrowly lost to President Joe Biden. The alternate electors were appointed by Trump&#8217;s legal team, which after facing multiple court defeats, &#8220;focused on the legal theory that legislatures in contested states needed to send an alternative slate of electors to Congress for consideration if the final vote count changed,&#8221; according to a statement from the PAC. This selection process is part of a broader case currently underway in Fulton County Superior Court involving Trump. Skandalakis became the lead prosecutor for Jones&#8217; case in April after Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney recused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from handling it. According to the release, Jones believed that &#8220;the vote was &#8216;a non-binding piece of paper if court cases were dismissed; if they proceeded and succeeded, this would serve as an insurance policy.'&#8221; He also sought legal counsel regarding his actions. &#8220;While I do not expect an apology from Ms. Willis or her representatives in the media, I would request one be given to Georgians whose time and resources have been squandered,&#8221; said Jones. He urged transparency with the General Assembly and compliance with a subpoena issued for Willis&#8217;s testimony about state tax dollars allocated to her office. The Senate Special Committee on Investigations had summoned Willis to testify on Friday morning; however, reports indicate she did not show up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2341086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_PA_2024_Debate_rrr555.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40296,3976,3935,32076],"class_list":["post-2341085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2020-elections","tag-investigation","tag-jones","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_PA_2024_Debate_rrr555.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}