An Atlanta-area prosecutor ultimately declined to seek an indictment against the Republican senator from South Carolina
, along with dozens of other witnesses — among them some who have not previously given public testimony on what they knew about Trump’s efforts to reverse Biden’s 2020 victory in Georgia.
Under Georgia law, the special grand jury could not issue indictments — only charging recommendations to Willis. Her office later used evidence gathered by the special grand jury to present its case last month to a regular grand jury, which had the power to issue criminal indictments and charged Trump and 18 others.
Last month, after the indictments, McBurney ordered the full release of the report, which included a roster of laws the special grand jury believed had been broken and a list of who they believed should be charged, along with tallies on how jurors voted. McBurney set a deadline of 5 p.m. on Sept. 6 for anyone who believed that the report should not be made public to file an objection to its release. No objections were filed on the court docket — though it’s unclear if anyone communicated directly with the judge on the matter.Georgia law requires regular grand jurors to list their names on criminal indictments — a disclosure that led tothat indicted Trump and 18 co-defendants last month.
In February, Emily Kohrs, the grand jury forewoman, spoke to reporters after her name was listed on a subpoena in the case. But others have so far declined to be publicly identified by name speaking about their experience last year.
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