Court Report: Ga. Grand Jury Recommended Indicting Other Lawmakers

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Facts

  • According to a court report released Friday, the Fulton County, Ga., grand jury investigating allegations of election interference recommended indictments against 39 people — 20 more than prosecutors have sought to charge.1
  • After hearing testimony from 75 witnesses on the question of whether former Pres. Donald Trump or any of his allies had sought to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, the jury also recommended prosecuting Sen. Lindsey Graham, former Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, and former Trump attorneys Boris Epshteyn, Cleta Mitchell, and L. Lin Wood.2
  • Other names include former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and current Georgia Lieutenant Gov. Burt Jones. Jones, whom Willis was blocked by a judge from investigating after she fundraised on behalf of his Democratic challenger, is being investigated by a special counsel.3
  • District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis decided not to oblige these additional recommendations, potential reasons for which are speculated to include that she didn't believe they were guilty or that a county prosecutor indicting a sitting US senator for federal election offenses could have led to legal challenges over jurisdiction.4
  • The report also shows that many of the charges against Trump received one 'no' vote, though it's unclear whether it was the same juror each time. Trump faces 13 charges in total.4
  • This comes as DA Willis denied House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) request for information on the case, including details about any communications between her office and the Biden admin.5

Sources: 1NPR Online News, 2New York Times, 3Washington examiner, 4Cbc and 5CBS.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Huffington post. This report shows that Fani Willis was extremely lenient with over half of the proposed co-conspirators who attempted to overthrow America's democracy. Michael Flynn, Lindsey Graham, and Boris Epshteyn, for instance, faced votes overwhelmingly against them but were saved by the grace of the district attorney.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by PJ Media. Fanni Willis is attempting to criminalize federal employees for doing their jobs as well as dirty Trump's image ahead of the next presidential election. Jim Jordan is rightly investigating this smear campaign because if he doesn't, the Democrats will have the precedent to criminalize all political opponents from here on out.

Predictions