Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) is presenting her case on former President Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results to a grand jury Monday and Tuesday.
A jury vote on whether to bring charges against Trump and several others is expected this week.
Proceedings appeared to be speeding up Monday.
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) and independent journalist George Chidi were scheduled to testify Tuesday, but their appearances were reportedly moved up to today. Former state Rep. Bee Nguyen (D) and former state Sen. Jen Jordan (D) testified earlier Monday.
Reuters reported that the court website on Monday posted — and then quickly deleted — a document listing charges against Trump.
Background:
- If charges are brought, it will be the fourth time Trump is indicted in five months.
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This is one of two cases centering on efforts to overturn 2020 election results, the other being the federal case in which Trump was indicted two weeks ago.
“While the Georgia case would deal with a narrower set of facts than the Justice Department‘s election interference case, focusing only on Trump’s conduct in the Peach State, in many ways it’s a broader case,” The Hill’s Ella Lee, Rebecca Beitsch and Zach Schonfeld reported. Learn more about the differences between the cases here.
Trump criticized Willis on Truth Social on Monday, writing, “The people that tampered with it [the election] were the ones that rigged it, and sadly, phoney Fani Willis, who has shockingly allowed Atlanta to become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the world, has no interest in seeing the massive amount of evidence available, or finding out who these people that committed this crime are.”
The state’s votes were recounted twice, and the results were certified and recertified by Republican elected officials. Various 2020 election fraud allegations have been dismissed in court.
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