Ga. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Block Election Probe

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Facts

  • On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously denied former US Pres. Donald Trump’s request to stop state officials from prosecuting him in relation to his attempt to have the state’s 2020 presidential results overturned.1
  • On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously denied former US Pres. Donald Trump’s request to stop state officials from prosecuting him in relation to his attempt to have the state’s 2020 presidential results overturned.2
  • Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis convened the special grand jury as part of the investigation she opened in February 2021 to probe Trump’s election-reversal efforts, spearheaded by a call he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking him to 'find' enough votes to defeat Joe Biden.3
  • The Fulton County Superior Court is still mulling a similar petition filed by Trump’s lawyers. Monday's ruling does not prohibit the Superior Court or any other judge from siding with Trump in any petitions.4
  • The original special grand jury was disbanded in January, but a new grand jury — with the power to issue indictments — was sworn in last week. Willis has also signaled in the past that potential charges could be brought sometime this summer.5

Sources: 1USA Today, 2CNBC, 3Forbes, 4POLITICO and 5ABC News.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by MSNBC. With the walls closing in on him from several different legal fronts, Trump made a desperate plea that effectively said he was above the law. But his efforts flopped, and now the justice system can run its course — potentially leading to indictments in this case — to go along with his other legal troubles. Things couldn’t be going worse for Trump.
  • Pro-Trump narrative, as provided by Daily Wire. This case — like the others against Trump — is part of a witch hunt to derail the former president’s 2024 campaign. Willis’s case is built on evidence from witnesses who will say anything to preserve their immunity deals, but she still seems prepared to issue indictments within a matter of weeks. Trump asked for unprecedented court action to avoid facing more bogus charges from a weaponized judicial system.