{"id":2603877,"date":"2026-05-18T08:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:03:20","slug":"georgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators Killed Probe At Kemp\u2019s Request: Unsealed Testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fgeorgia-investigators-killed-2020-election-probe-at-kemps-request-unsealed-testimony-claims%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=2603877&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>Fulton County Superior Court recently made public 61 previously sealed transcripts from Fani Willis\u2019 2022 special purpose grand jury, after Willis was disqualified adn the related case was dismissed. The documents became available when a defendant, former Georgia GOP chair David Shafer, moved to lift the protective order.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights testimony from former U.S. Senator David Perdue, who saeid that in May 2021 he delivered to Georgia Bureau of Inquiry (GBI) director Vic Reynolds a packet of evidence-video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nationwide-manhunt-underway-for-mother-whose-son-was-found-dead-in-suitcase\/\" title=\"Nationwide Manhunt Underway For Mother Whose Son Was Found Dead In Suitcase\">cell phone evidence<\/a>, supporting testimony, and bank records-compiled by True the Vote. Perdue testified that Reynolds initially found the evidence \u201ccompelling\u201d enough to justify investigation, and that he pushed back when prosecutors questioned him about earlier inquiries that he said had not satisfied him.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue then testified that six months later Reynolds refused to investigate, telling him the governor wanted him to explain why the inquiry would not proceed and framing the decision in explicitly political terms: if the governor didn\u2019t want it, it wouldn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>the piece argues that Georgia\u2019s subsequent legal reforms-especially Senate Bill 441, signed in april 2022-came after the fact. It notes that before SB 441 the GBI lacked <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >independent original jurisdiction<\/a> over election crimes and mainly acted when requested. SB 441 expanded the GBI\u2019s authority in certain election-crime cases by giving it concurrent\/original jurisdiction and subpoena-related power, designed to reduce political hesitation and investigation backlogs. However, the article contends that Reynolds\u2019 earlier decision illustrates the kind of political bottleneck those later changes were meant to address.<\/p>\n<p>It also points out that Perdue claimed Reynolds\u2019 career advancement (a promotion to Cobb County Superior Court judge) occurred shortly after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-exonerating-evidence-before-appearing-in-court\/\" title=\"Trump shares &#039;exonerating&#039; ... ahead of court appearance.\">grand jury session<\/a>,suggesting the timeline is troubling even if it doesn\u2019t prove intent. the article contrasts \u201cnew tools\u201d with \u201cpolitical will,\u201d emphasizing that the GBI director still serves at the governor\u2019s pleasure, so political influence could continue despite statutory changes.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Recently, Fulton County Superior Court unsealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/projects-series\/testimony-heard-by-the-trump-grand-jury-in-fulton-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">61 transcripts<\/a> from Fani Willis\u2019 2022 special purpose grand jury \u2014 the same panel that recommended racketeering charges against Donald Trump and 18 others. A protective order had kept the sworn testimony under wraps for years. With Willis disqualified and the case dismissed, the documents became public only after former Georgia GOP chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidShafer\/status\/2052799640232149154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Shafer<\/a>, who was also one of the defendants, filed a motion to lift the protective order so Georgians could read those records for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most eye-opening testimony came from former U.S. Senator David Perdue. In 103 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/28100443-senator-david-perdue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pages<\/a>, he described handing Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Vic Reynolds a packet of evidence in May 2021 that Reynolds himself called \u201ccompelling\u201d enough to investigate. The materials \u2014 \u201cVideo evidence and cell phone evidence, along with testimony and bank records that are corroborated,\u201d as Perdue characterized it \u2014 had been compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/02\/im-team-player-senator-david-perdue-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">True the Vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s ballot-trafficking investigation had been highly controversial, drawing sharp criticism from some election officials and media outlets. Nevertheless, Perdue testified under oath that Reynolds initially viewed the evidence as compelling enough to warrant a full investigation. Perdue also pushed back during the session when prosecutor Nathan Wade questioned him about prior probes that had purportedly cleared the matter, replying that those investigations were \u201cnot to my satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six months later, in November 2021, Reynolds called Perdue back. According to Perdue\u2019s sworn account, Reynolds first told him \u201cthe governor wants me to tell you why we\u2019re not going to investigate,\u201d then delivered the blunt political rationale: \u201cWe\u2019re not going to investigate because \u2026 I\u2019m a team player. If the governor doesn\u2019t want to investigate, we\u2019re not going to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Law Changes<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before April 2022, the GBI had no independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/api\/legislation\/document\/20212022\/208596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original jurisdiction<\/a> over election crimes. Its role was to respond and assist when requested by the secretary of state, local district attorneys, or the state election board. The General Assembly changed that with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.ga.gov\/api\/legislation\/document\/20212022\/208596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 441<\/a>, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on April 27, 2022. The new law gave the GBI explicit <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/11\/why-election-crimes-are-rarely-prosecuted-in-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concurrent jurisdiction<\/a> over election crime investigations in some circumstances, plus subpoena power with the consent of the attorney general. Lawmakers explicitly designed the reform to address the very backlogs and political hesitancy that Perdue\u2019s testimony now illustrates in stark detail.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the very changes that lawmakers passed to insulate future probes from political pressure arrived <em>after<\/em> Reynolds had already declined to pursue evidence a U.S. senator described as compelling. Reynolds\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/news\/2021\/10\/22\/gbi-says-gops-cellphone-data-lacks-enough-evidence-prove-ballot-harvesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public letter<\/a> of Oct. 22, 2021, had already signaled the outcome: the data was \u201ccurious\u201d but did not meet probable-cause thresholds.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue also noted on the record that Reynolds received a promotion to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/02\/im-team-player-senator-david-perdue-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superior Court Judge<\/a> of Cobb County <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2022-06-24\/gov-kemp-announces-two-appointments-cobb-judicial-circuit-superior-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shortly<\/a> after the grand-jury session \u2014 a move that made election watchdogs suspicious and fueled a broader pattern of concern among conservative observers. The transcripts don\u2019t prove motive, but they do make the timeline impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Tools vs. Political Will <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Under the old rule, a U.S. senator could deliver what Reynolds himself called \u201ccompelling\u201d evidence, only to be told the governor\u2019s political comfort mattered more. Senate Bill 441 changed that rule four years ago, giving the GBI original jurisdiction precisely for cases \u201csufficient to change or place in doubt the results of an election\u201d \u2014 as determined by the GBI itself.<\/p>\n<p>Yet even with these new statutory tools, the GBI director still serves at the pleasure of the governor. That structural reality leaves open the possibility that political considerations could once again influence investigative priorities. Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rose-mcgowan-lawsuit-against-harvey-weinstein-dismissed\/\" title=\"Rose McGowan Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein ...\">grand jury testimony<\/a> that emphasized procedural compliance and the risk of legal challenges, but to critics it also underscored how intertwined election administration had become with personal and partisan calculations.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, both Kemp and Raffensperger were rumored to have political considerations of their own. Raffensperger\u2019s gubernatorial aspirations were well-known to his close supporters in 2018 before he was even elected as secretary of state, and he is currently a candidate for the office. Meanwhile, Gov. Kemp, a former two-term secretary of state himself, was and still is rumored to be considering a campaign for president in 2028. Critics claim they, and their lieutenants, were more concerned with protecting their political legacies and future aspirations than they were with protecting the integrity of our elections.<\/p>\n<p>But, on paper at least, the State Election Board now has the statutory tools \u2014 and the public record \u2014 to refer other high-impact matters for investigation. Whether the board and GBI will make appropriate use of them in future elections will be the real test of the new paradigms codified into SB 441.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Mark Davis is President of Data Productions, Inc., has been working with voter data since 1986, and is a member of the Georgia Republican Party\u2019s Election Confidence Task Force. He has served as an analyst and expert witness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-only-goes-after-elected-republicans-election-fraud\/\" title=\"Georgia Only Goes After Elected Republicans&#039; Election Fraud\">court cases involving disputed elections<\/a> seven times over the last 23 years, and has been invited to offer testimony before subcommittees of the Georgia General Assembly three times since 2020. Follow him @MarkDavisGOP on X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulton County unsealed 61 Willis grand jury transcripts after Willis disqualified and case dismissed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2711,"featured_media":2603878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reynolds-e1778770917232.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79304,8327,36355,51050,33118],"class_list":["post-2603877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court-testimony","tag-investigations","tag-investigative-journalism","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-legal-proceedings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reynolds-e1778770917232.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603877","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\/2711"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603881,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603877\/revisions\/2603881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}