A special prosecutor will be chosen to investigate Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) in connection with former President Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.
The report comes days after Fulton Court District Attorney Fani Willis (D) announced a 98-page indictment accusing Trump and 18 others of attempting to change the election results in his favor. (RELATED: Trump Indicted In Georgia Election Probe)
Jones, who was not named in the indictment, was one of the 16 so-called fake electors who falsely claimed Trump won Georgia and attempted to conduct a secret meeting at the State Capitol on December 14, 2020.
The lieutenant governor has denied any wrongdoing.
According to Fox News, Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys Council Executive Director Pete Skandalakis decided to wait until an indictment was handed down before choosing whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Jones.
State Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler (D) praised the move for a special prosecutor to be selected to examine the scope of Jones' role in the fake electors scheme.
“He doesn't get a pass simply because the Fulton County DA wasn't permitted to bring charges,” Butler said.
Skandalakis said the council will read through Monday's indictment and ask for a copy of the still-sealed report of the special investigative grand jury that laid the groundwork for the indictments. The council will also speak with Willis about what her investigators may know about Jones, as she was still allowed to ask other witnesses about him despite being ordered not to subpoena him or his records. Skandalakis said he will appoint a special prosecutor but has not made a decision on who that will be.
“That's going to be extremely difficult to find somebody,” he told Fox 5 Atlanta. “Not only because of the resources that you need to handle a case like this, but the limitations I have in paying somebody.”
Speaking on whether Jones' actions warrant an indictment, Skandalakis told The Associated Press, “I don't even know what's in the investigation.”
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