In a five-page decision issued Monday afternoon, all nine justices of the Georgia Supreme Court said Trump’s lawyers had failed to make a persuasive case for shutting down the inquiry led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. She has signaled that indictments are possible in the election-related probe in the next few weeks as a grand jury convenes to consider possible charges.
The Georgia court said Trump was attempting an end-run around the normal process of seeking relief first in lower courts and there was no reason to permit that in these circumstances.
Politico
Nice delay, though. Now he can go back to the lower courts and back up to the Georgia Supreme Court - and maybe even to the US Supreme Court - eating up lots more time.
Trump’s attorneys filed a petition in March with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, asking that Willis’ probe be halted. McBurney has yet to rule on that motion. The district attorney’s office has defended the investigation, insisting that all the state’s rules have been followed.
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