Trump lawyers move to block Georgia prosecutors from using special grand jury report
Kaelan Deese
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Former President Donald Trump‘s legal counsel moved to quash the final report from the special purpose grand jury that is recommending indictments involving efforts to subvert the 2020 general election results in Fulton County, Georgia.
The Monday court filing seeks to prevent the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office from using any information derived from the special grand jury investigation and it seeks to recuse the DA’s office from pursuing charges in the case.
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Notice of the filings was published on the Superior Court Clerk’s Office docket.
Prosecutors in the Atlanta area are reportedly considering conspiracy and racketeering charges in the sprawling inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) said last summer she is a “fan of RICO” arguing it is a “tool that allows a prosecutor’s office and law enforcement to tell the whole story.”
In February, a judge presiding over the 26-member grand jury released portions of the report but left much of the details redacted, following Willis’ request to protect a potential criminal investigation and shield the rights of possible “defendants” in the case.
At the time of the release, the report noted that a majority of the grand jury believed at least one of the over 75 witnesses who testified in the probe committed perjury, or lied under oath.
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“A majority of the Grand Jury believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it. The Grand Jury recommends that the District Attorney seek appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling,” according to the nine-page report.
Some of the notable figures who testified were former Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, along with lawmakers including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who unsuccessfully fought his subpoena up to the Supreme Court.