A grand jury convened to investigate alleged efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to undo Georgia’s electoral defeat in the 2020 presidential election yesterday unveiled five pages of conclusions. These do not allow us to understand whether or not the former US president can be impeached, they only make that clear “unanimously” concluded that there was not enough “widespread voter fraud” to “undo the result” – as he continues to claim. And that “one or more” of the 75 witnesses committed perjury.
This grand jury, with 26 members (including three deputies), spent about seven months hearing testimony, including several of the former president’s allies, such as his former attorney Rudy Giuliani, Senator Lindsey Graham or his chief of staff Mark Meadows. such as Georgia state officials such as Republican Governor Brian Kemp or Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
“I only need 11,000 votes. Guys, I need 11,000 votes. Spare me.”, Trump said in a telephone conversation with the latter, responsible for election oversight, and asked him to “find” the necessary votes to win Joe Biden in the state. Trump himself did not testify because he was not subpoenaed to do so, his lawyers said. He always said about the call that it was “perfect” and is confident that he will not be accused.
In the findings now out in the open, the grand jury, which cannot issue formal charges, recommends Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Democrat, seek “appropriate charges” for the crime of perjury “in cases where the evidence is compelling .”
Georgia state law requires the grand jury’s final report to be released, but Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney ruled that now doing so would be unfair to the people whose charges are being recommended, as they may not have had the right to defend themselves. Especially before the prosecutor, who has been investigating the case for nearly two years, makes a decision on whether or not to prosecute them. Therefore, only five pages of text have been revealed.
Fani Willis will also have to make a decision about whether or not to impeach Trump herself. The former president has always regarded the trial as a “witch hunt”, as have others he is involved with. Pre-candidate for the White House in 2024, Trump faces other possible trials, with a special prosecutor investigating his team’s pressure in several states to overturn the election results. Former Vice President Mike Pence has already been subpoenaed to testify.
Source: DN
