a Georgian group selected for grand jury on Tuesday The state may soon consider filing charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies for trying to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential defeat.
Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis in a letter to county officials suggested that July 31 to August 18 could be the date when charges could be filed in the case.
On Tuesday, the grand jury candidates were questioned for about two hours before Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney announced who had been selected. Two 23-member grand juries will run simultaneously, each with three alternates. One group meets on Mondays and Tuesdays. The other meets on Thursdays and Fridays. Of the 23 Fulton County residents selected for the grand jury, a majority of 12 must vote in favor of the indictment.
The investigation was launched shortly after the January 2, 2021 recording. phone The relationship between President Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Ravensperger has been made public. in the phone, President Trump told Ravensperger:“I just want to find 11,780 votes” — the number needed to overtake Joe Biden.
The investigation eventually escalated into a massive investigation into President Trump’s efforts to undermine the election in the months following Biden’s victory.
Over a six-month period in 2022, the special purpose grand jury, which had the power to issue subpoenas and prepare a final report containing recommendations for prosecution, interviewed 75 witnesses. In a media interview after the report was delivered to Mr. Willis’ office, the special grand jury presiding judge suggested multiple indictments were recommended.
The special grand jury did not convene Trump, but Trump allies including former attorney Rudy Giuliani, Senator Lindsay Graham, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Raffensperger and Georgia governor He interviewed political commentators, including Brian Kemp. .
In an interview with CBS News on Feb. 26, Trump’s lawyers criticized the investigation.
“We absolutely do not believe our client did anything wrong,” said attorney Jennifer Little. I will fight,” he said.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has denied wrongdoing and defended Ravensperger’s call as “perfect.” She accused Democrat Willis, the first black woman to serve as the Fulton County District Attorney, of pursuing her political animosity and racism.
This is the series of charges he also filed against Democrats, Manhattan’s first black district attorney. Alvin Bragg. in April, Trump pleaded not guilty From felony falsification of business records filed by Bragg’s office in connection with “hush money” paid to an adult movie star just days before Trump won the 2016 presidential election.
The incident made Trump the first ex-president in U.S. history to be convicted.
Trump too he pleaded not guilty last month To 37 federal felonies Related to allegations of “deliberate retention” of top-secret documents. He accused special counsel Jack Smith, the lead prosecutor in the case, of political bias.
While the case is currently scheduled for trial on Aug. 14, Trump’s attorney said Monday night: filed a motion For indefinite delays. They said they believed the trial should be held after the 2024 elections.
They also noted President Trump’s hectic legal schedule. A trial in the Manhattan criminal case is scheduled for March 2023. Another New York case, the civil trial of a $250 million lawsuit against Trump and his company on widespread fraud charges, is set to begin in October. The lawsuit was filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the first black woman to hold the office. President Trump denied the allegations and accused James, who filed the lawsuit, of her political bias and racism.
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