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Fulton Country, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has requested a special grand jury in her investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
The DA told the AP last month she was making progress in her investigation and leaning toward this decision to request a special grand jury.
The move would allow Willis to submit subpoena requests to the special grand jury, unlocking a powerful tool to move the investigation forward.
In a letter requesting the special grand jury, Willis said her investigation has run into a “significant number” of uncooperative witnesses.
“We have made efforts to interview multiple witnesses and gather evidence, and a significant number of witnesses and prospective witnesses have refused to cooperate with the investigation absent a subpoena requiring their testimony,” it says.
The incident reportedly at the heart of the investigation is a now-infamous call between former President Trump and Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger, in which Trump pressured the secretary to uncover what he insisted was fraud that would overturn Georgia’s election results.
“I just want to find 11,780 votes,” Trump told Raffensperger on the recorded call. “Which is one more than we have.”
Willis said last February that the call was not the only element of her investigation.
“We are investigating issues of anyone that, anyone or any actions that were attempting to influence that November election,” Willis said. “So, obviously, it has been reported around the world that phone call. So we have said, ‘yes, that is part of the investigation.’ But we aren’t narrowing it to that.”
In citing a lack of cooperation with many witnesses, Willis’ letter sent Thursday requesting the special grand jury specifically references Sec. Raffensperger, whom she says “has indicated that he will not participate in an interview or otherwise offer evidence until he is presented with a subpoena by my office.”
I still think Trump was the one who recorded and leaks that call, if you listen to the whole thing in context without cherry-picking a minute here, half a minute there, it makes Brad Raffensperger send really bad, makes him sound like he and his team were sweating bullets. Anyone who doubts should go find the entire recording and listen for themselves, it’s kind of like Trump says, was a perfect phone call. At least on his end… ✌😏