Sunday, May 12, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Trump Bid To Derail Election Probe

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The unanimously dismissed former President 's Hail Mary attempt to block Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘ investigation into allegations of election interference in the .

Trump's legal team sought to disqualify Willis from leading the criminal probe and toss the special grand jury report recommending criminal charges for the former president. (RELATED: Trump Blames Chris Christie For His Decision To Nominate FBI Director Christopher Wray)

The grand jury presentation that Trump pressured lawmakers included testimony from 75 witnesses, including former Trump advisers and state government officials.

The special grand jury is different from a regular grand jury. The special grand jury acted as an investigative tool to evaluate the district attorney's evidence. The recently impaneled Georgia grand jury is considering charges against Trump and his allies for their post-election effort. (RELATED: Trump Confirms J6 Probe Speculation – Indictment Inbound?)

The high court found that Trump's lawyers failed to prove why this case “presents one of those extremely rare circumstances” it should override the grand jury investigation into whether criminal charges are warranted.

FOX 5 Atlanta has more:

The petition, filed last week, came days after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney swore in two grand juries on Tuesday — one of which is expected to hear evidence in the Georgia election case.

In the petition, Trump's lawyers claim that the original special purpose grand jury that spent eight months hearing evidence went beyond its lawful purview and that attempts to quash the report and disqualify District Attorney have been ignored by McBurney.

“Stranded between the Supervising Judge's proactive passivity and the District Attorney's looming indictment, Petitioner has no meaningful option other than seek this Court's intervention,” Trump's lawyers wrote.

The state Supreme Court noted in its five-page ruling Monday that Trump has a similar petition pending in Fulton County Superior Court. The justices unanimously declined to overstep the lower court, writing that Trump “makes no showing that he has been prevented fair access to the ordinary channels.”

The justices added that the legal filing was devoid of “the facts or the law necessary to mandate Willis's disqualification by this Court at this time on this record.”

Following Monday's announcement, the distinct possibility remains of another indictment against the former president coming later this summer.

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Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck
Patrick Houck is an avid political enthusiast based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. His expertise is in campaigns and the use of targeted messaging to persuade voters. When not combing through the latest news, you can find him enjoying the company of family and friends or pursuing his love of photography.

2 COMMENTS

    • Here’s the problem with all these anti-Trump kangaroo courts:

      1. Trump cannot be sued for actions taken while President of the U.S.–therefore he cannot be prosecuted constitutionally for any actions on January 6th or after the 2020 election .
      2. His payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016 cannot be considered a violation of NY State Law, since nondisclosure agreements are completely legal. If campaign funds were used (doubtful), the jurisdiction lies with the Federal Courts, not NYC municipal courts.
      3. His retaining of so-called “classified” documents at Mar-a-Lago would be extremely difficult to prosecute EVEN IF presidents weren’t given broad latitude to keep presidential papers if stored safely (which they were). (Yes, Virginia, in this area presidents are by law “above the law”.
      4. Even in the extremely unlikely chance Trump is convicted and imprisoned, he will still be surrounded by a mininum of a dozen or more secret service agents, which will make a farce of the entire thing.
      5. And here’s the real kicker–by law, Trump is still able to run for president from prison, and his poll numbers are increasing with each legal hit effort. If he wins–and it will be harder to cheat in 2024–Trump can then pardon himself!

      So, why is all this happening? Because the globalist cabal running (or should I say ruining) the U.S. is totally DESPERATE.

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