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Questions and Answers about Fani Willis's Next Moves From The Atlanta Journal Constitution. [1]

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Date: 2023-02-19  

I’m not going to do any “editorializing” about this news article from The Atlanta Journal Constitution regarding the next steps for Fulton County DA Fani Willis. I’m providing a link to the original article for people like myself who are not lawyers. Some may find it instructive.

If Willis wants to indict anyone as a result of this investigation, how would she go about that?

She would present the case before a regularly seated grand jury. There are two now in operation until the end of February that meet twice a week. Two more will start up in March for two-month terms.

Unlike the special grand jury, which was focused on just the elections inquiry, regular grand juries hear dozens of cases on any given day, from arson to murder. Willis would presumably re-present some evidence and testimony heard by the special grand jury and perhaps use portions of the special grand jury’s final report to bolster her argument.

When could we see potential indictments?

It could happen within days, weeks, months or longer. Or not at all. It’s possible Willis could now be presenting evidence before a regular grand jury, though many legal experts believe that the DA may be waiting until her team’s work is ironclad before moving forward.

Who is most at risk of being indicted?

At least 18 people were informed by prosecutors last year that they were targets of the investigation and could be charged with crimes. Among them: 16 of the Georgia Republicans who served as “alternate” electors for Trump (the DA’s office was later barred from pursuing one, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, due to a political conflict of interest) and Trump’s former personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Dallas lawyer and podcaster Jacki Pick, who appeared with Giuliani at a statehouse hearing and narrated a heavily edited video of vote counting at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, was also told she’s a target. There may be others whose names haven’t surfaced publicly.

What about Trump?

The former president is at the center of many of the events that were probed by the DA and special grand jury and could be indicted as a result of the probe. Trump’s Georgia attorneys recently said he was never subpoenaed or contacted by prosecutors to voluntarily answer questions, though that doesn’t preclude Willis from pursuing charges against him.

Some legal observers believe there’s enough information in the public domain for Trump to be charged — and that’s without knowing what new information the special grand jury might have uncovered. Specifically, experts point to the Jan. 2, 2021, phone call during which Trump asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes to overturn the results of the election.

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