Testimony Sought From Giuliani, Graham in Georgia Grand Jury Probe Over Trump

ATLANTA — The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of President Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel Senator Graham, Mayor Giuliani, and others to testify before a special grand jury.The Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, on Tuesday filed petitions with the judge overseeing the special grand jury. A Fulton County Superior Court judge, Robert McBurney, signed a “certificate of material witness” for Messrs. Graham, Giuliani and others saying that they have been deemed necessary to the investigation.Representatives for Messrs. Giuliani and Graham did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Ms. Willis also filed petitions for five other potential witnesses.The special grand jury has been investigating whether Mr. Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Mr. Trump continues to say that the election was stolen, even as numerous federal and local officials, courts and Mr. Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no evidence of the fraud he alleges.The investigation has been underway since early last year. Ms. Willis took this unusual step of requesting the special grand jury to help it along. She noted in a letter to the chief judge at the time that the special grand jury would be able to issue subpoenas to people who have refused to cooperate otherwise.Ms. Willis has confirmed that her team is looking into a January 2021 phone call in which Mr. Trump pushed Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to “find” the votes needed for him to win the state. She also has said the team is looking at a November 2020 phone call between Messrs. Graham and Raffensperger, the abrupt resignation of the United States attorney at Atlanta on January 4, 2021, and comments made during December 2020 Georgia legislative committee hearings on the election.It’s not clear exactly what charges Ms. Willis could choose to pursue against Mr. Trump or anyone else. In a letter she sent to top-ranking state officials last year, she said she was looking into “potential violations of Georgia law prohibiting the solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local government bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election’s administration.”

Testimony Sought From Giuliani, Graham in Georgia Grand Jury Probe Over Trump

Testimony Sought From Giuliani, Graham in Georgia Grand Jury Probe Over Trump

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