The Georgia grand jury that convened to conduct an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election in the southern swing state released a partial report this week, in which they confirmed that “one or more witnesses” consisting of the ex-president’s close allies may have lied to the jury under oath throughout their probe.
A partial, redacted version of the grand jury report went public this morning — following a judge’s recent ruling, in agreeance with the district attorney, to prevent the release of the full report to the public for the time being, so as not to hinder any possibilities of criminal charges in the near future — and while it did not name the specific individuals who may have perjured themselves in the investigation, the report did confirm that the grand jury recommends that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “seek appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling.”
Willis has long been embroiled in a wide-reaching investigation of Donald Trump and many of his close allies for their alleged efforts to overthrow the 2020 presidential election, which saw the state of Georgia swing left in support of Joe Biden, with a specific interest in the now-former president’s infamous phone call with GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump demanded that the GA state official “find” the specific number of votes he needed in the Peach State to overturn Biden’s win and secure Georgia in his favor.
The special grand jury convened by Willis in the case was not granted permission to issue any official indictments based on their findings. However, portions of their final report, encompassing the 7-month-long investigation into Trump and his people, were released today and show that the grand jury conducted interviews with 75 different witnesses, including but not limited to SC Senator Lindsey Graham, Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp, and Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
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While redacted portions of the grand jury’s final report finally went public today, there were specific sections that were intentionally left out of the public’s access for now — most notably the portions of the report that include their indictment recommendations, due to the fact that some of those individuals who have been recommended for an indictment by a regular grand jury may not have yet appeared in grand jury proceedings, and it could hinder the district attorney’s ability to properly move forward with charges.
However, during a court appearance last month, DA Willis did seem to indicate that the special grand jury had provided her with multiple indictment recommendations, and her decisions on whether or not to bring up charges against these individuals are soon to come.
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