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Georgia prosecutor investigating President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn his defeat in the state’s 2020 presidential election told a judge on Tuesday that decisions on whether to bring criminal charges are ‘imminent.’
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, spoke at a hearing on whether to publicly release the final report from a special grand jury that spent months examining the Trump campaign’s actions.
She urged county Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney to keep the report secret for now, warning that future defendants could argue that unsealing the document hurt their right to a fair trial, among other concerns.
‘We are asking that the report not be released, because – you having seen that report – decisions are imminent,’ Willis said, though she did not specify a time frame.
The special grand jury, convened last year at Willis’ request to aid her investigation, was empowered to subpoena witness testimony and evidence but did not have the authority to issue indictments.
Willis, an elected Democrat, will ultimately decide whether to pursue charges against Trump or anyone else.
