Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Georgia decision on 2020 election interference "imminent"

“Decisions are imminent,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said during a Tuesday court hearing called by the Georgia trial court judge overseeing the “special purpose grand jury” that Willis has used to gather evidence over the last year.

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The special grand jury concluded its investigation earlier this month, dissolving in early January, and recommended that its findings be released publicly. [Judge Robert] McBurney then called for a hearing to discuss whether to follow the panel’s recommendation or maintain the secrecy of the report. Willis told the judge that making the report public could jeopardize impending prosecutions.

“In this case, the state understands the media’s inquiry and the world’s interest. But we have to be mindful of protecting future defendants’ rights,” Willis said, emphasizing that multiple people could face charges.

  Politico
Not sure who they might be, but Willis has collected evidence from General Mike Flynn, Lindsey Graham, and Trump lawyer John Eastman, among others
McBurney noted that Willis’ probe has been accompanied by an extraordinary release of information and evidence by the House Jan. 6 select committee and from witnesses being called before a federal grand jury probing the same matters, none of which had derailed Willis’ probe. He also noted that there was little to stop individual grand jurors from simply telling others about the findings in their report.

But McBurney said he wanted more time to consider the arguments and said any ruling he made would provide significant advance notice before the potential release of the report.

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If Willis opts to pursue charges against Trump or others, she needs to present her evidence to a traditional grand jury, which could then issue indictments.
She better have some damned good reasons not to pursue charges if she decides not to.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 04:19 pm:

From yesterday:



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