Topline
Georgia prosecutors are seeking a Georgia grand jury probe into President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadow ahead of efforts to overturn the 2020 election Trump’s testimony and attorney Sidney Powell as the investigation continues to scrutinize a close Trump ally. House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows addresses members of the press outside the West Wing… [+]
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Key Facts
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Politico obtained by Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis on Thursday asked the court to justify the need for Meadows, Powell and Trump allies Phil Waldron’s testimony – this was the first step in forcing all three witnesses to travel to Georgia from their hometowns.
The District Attorney’s Office said it asked Meadows to testify because he sent emails and attended meetings related to Trump’s post-election strategy, including a notorious 2021 call by Trump asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffinsberg to “find enough” votes to reverse President Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
Powell – Her brief post-election legal team for the Trump campaign Insane voter fraud charges were made while in office — called to testify as Trump considers appointing her special counsel to investigate unproven accusations of voter fraud, and because she reportedly tried to get her from a rural Georgia county Copy voting machine data.
Waldron was subpoenaed to testify as he testified in Georgia legislation Before interviewers discussed voting machines in 2020, he helped distribute a Powerpoint detailing baseless theories of voter fraud and laying out a plan to question the outcome of the election.
Willis’ office asked three Trump allies to testify in late September.
KEY CONTEXT
A special grand jury in Fulton County is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the Trump team’s conduct after the 2020 election. Willis suggests she is investigating special The Trump-Ravensburg phone call, along with a certificate signed by several Georgia Republicans, falsely claimed that Trump — not Biden — had won the state’s electoral votes. The investigation appears to have intensified in recent months: Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer, and Republicans who signed fake voter certificates were told they were the target of an investigation, meaning they could face criminal charges. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) is fighting his subpoena in court and was given a temporary reprieve over the weekend.
Tangent
A special grand jury has no authority to criminally indict anyone, but may draft recommendations for indictment by a separate grand jury.
