It has been noted that an Atlanta-area prosecutor has informed at least two witnesses to appear before a grand jury early next week. It is the most significant indication of her intention to seek indictments in the investigation of how former President Donald Trump and others tried to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
Former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan, a Republican, said Saturday on CNN that he has been told to appear Tuesday before a Fulton County grand jury to testify about the efforts by Trump and his allies. Independent journalist George Chidi posted on social media later Saturday that he’d been told to appear before the grand jury on Tuesday too.
The upcoming appearances indicate that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is moving ahead with a grand jury presentation where she’s expected to seek charges against more than a dozen people stemming from her investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
“I did just receive notification to appear on Tuesday morning at the Fulton County grand jury and I certainly will be there to do my part in recounting the facts,” Duncan, a CNN contributor, told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield on Saturday.
“I have no expectations as to the questions, and I’ll certainly answer whatever questions are put in front of me,” Duncan said.
Willis, an elected Democrat, has been eyeing conspiracy and racketeering charges in her probe, which would allow her to bring a case against multiple defendants. The wide-ranging criminal investigation has focused on efforts to pressure state election officials, the plot to put forward fake electors and a breach of voting systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia.
