A Georgia judge will release parts of a report on former President Donald Trump's alleged attempted interference in the 2020 Georgia vote count after the grand jury raised concerns about witnesses potentially lying under oath.
It's unclear which witnesses have been implicated, as The New York Times reports:
In making his ruling, the judge, Robert C.I. McBurney of Fulton County Superior Court, said the special grand jury raised concerns in its report “that some witnesses may have lied under oath during their testimony.” But the eight-page ruling included few revelations about the report, the contents of which have been carefully guarded, with the only physical copy in the possession of the district attorney's office.
For the last two years, prosecutors in Atlanta have been conducting a criminal investigation into whether Mr. Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, which he narrowly lost to President Biden. Much of the inquiry was conducted before a special grand jury, which in Georgia makes charging recommendations in a final report.
It will be up to Fani T. Willis, the local district attorney, to decide what, if any, charges she will bring to a regular grand jury. Judge McBurney said he would release portions of the report on Thursday, including the introduction, the conclusion and the part detailing the grand jury's concerns about witnesses lying under oath.
At a hearing last month, a coalition of news organizations asked the judge to make the report public. But Ms. Willis sought to keep the grand jury's findings secret, at least ahead of her charging decisions, saying during the hearing that she was “mindful of protecting future defendants' rights.”
The New York Times notes that 20 people have been named as targets in Willis' probe, including Rudy Giuliani and David Shafer, the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.
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It’s not like the City of Atlanta doesn’t have more important things to investigate besides Trump. Maybe they should think about cleaning up the REAL criminals who are shooting people every day of the week.
Witnesses ‘may have lied’? We’ve seen that movie before like on the Jan 6 committee where witnesses outright lied and were not corrected. Instead they were dragged on TV and treated like credible witnesses even when the testimony was disputed! We’ve seen it all and the lies just keep on coming!!