The grand jury investigating the attempt to tamper with the results of the Georgia elections by former US President Donald Trump recommended that more people be charged, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
On Friday, a judge in Georgia issued the final report of a special grand jury on allegations related to Trump’s effort to cancel the 2020 presidential elections in Georgia, weeks after the former US president and 18 of his aides were indicted.
The report includes prosecutors’ recommendations about bringing charges against 39 people, compared to 18 people who were previously charged with Trump.
Among those recommended by the commission to be tracked are South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, two former senators from Georgia, and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
The special grand jury was convened in 2021, at the request of Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis. Over the course of months, jurors sought testimony from 75 witnesses, including Trump allies such as his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham, and senior Georgia officials such as Governor Brian Kemp.
The commission agreed to bring a list of 10 charges, including “extortion, first-degree fraud, and violation of state law,” a day after hearing from witnesses regarding alleged and illegal attempts by Trump to overturn the result of the 2020 elections in this key state, according to what was reported by the media. America at the time.
Among the 18 defendants are former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell, Trump’s personal lawyers.
Trump, as in his three previous criminal trials, has denied any wrongdoing, claiming that he is the victim of a political conspiracy. Despite his legal problems, he is still the most likely candidate to represent the Republican Party in the upcoming elections against current President Joe Biden.
The grand jury report was kept secret at the request of District Attorney Fannie Willis while she determined what charges should be brought. With the indictments issued, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said last week that there was no longer any reason to hide the matter from the public.
In addition to the trial in the case of storming Congress on January 6, 2021, and the attempt to overturn the results of the presidential elections held in November 2020, in which Biden won, Trump is being tried in two other cases, which are the secret documents when he left the White House, and the case of payments. Suspicious of a former porn actress.
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2023-09-09 02:59:49
