Fulton County DA requests special grand jury to probe Trump's election

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Fulton County DA requests special grand jury to probe Trump's election interference. A district attorney in the Atlanta area investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state has requested a special grand jury to gather evidence and compel witnesses to testify in relation to her probe. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wrote that her office has "received information indicating a reasonable probability that the State of Georgia's administration of elections in 2020, including the State's election of President of the United States, was subject to possible criminal disruptions," according to a letter sent to Christopher Brasher, chief judge of Fulton County's Superior Court, and provided by the court. The request to seat a special grand jury -- nearly a year after she opened her investigation -- indicates Willis is still seriously pursuing possible criminal charges against Trump or his allies for their efforts to interfere in Georgia's election in 2020. She will need approval from the majority of the county's superior court judges in order to seat a special grand jury. While the panel would prove useful for evidence gathering, special grand juries in the state are not able to issue indictments. In her letter, Willis noted that a special grand jury can be seated for a longer term that normal grand juries and can focus solely on the Trump matter.