Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block grand jury report from use in election probe
Published Mon, Jul 17 20235:52 PM EDTUpdated 20 Min Ago
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Kevin Breuninger
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The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a longshot bid by former President Donald Trump to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from leading a criminal probe into his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss in that state.
The court also denied Trump’s request to quash the special grand jury report that recommended criminal charges in Willis’ investigation.
Willis has indicated indictments in the case could come in August.
President Joe Biden won Georgia’s 2020 presidential race.
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a longshot bid by former President Donald Trump to disqualify quash the special grand jury report that recommended criminal charges in the Fulton County district attorney’s probe of Georgia’s 2020 election.
The state Supreme Court also rejected Trump’s request that it bar Fulton DA Fani Willis from continuing to oversee the criminal investigation.
The ruling came weeks before Willis is expected to seek indictments in the probe of efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory over him in the Peach State.
So far, no one has been criminally charged in the investigation. And the identities of more than a dozen people who the special grand jury recommended be prosecuted remain secret.
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