Fulton County DA requests special grand jury to help with Trump probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has requested that a special grand jury be formed to help with her office's probe into former President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Georgia officials following the 2020 election, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Willis' investigation into Trump remains one of the major areas for potential legal exposure for the former president. Legal experts previously told Insider that the Georgia investigation worried them more than the Justice Department's investigation of the Capitol insurrection.
Former associates of Willis previously told Insider that a spike in crimes and a backlog in cases could make it difficult for Willis to juggle an investigation of the former president's actions with her office's day-to-day business.
Willis' request must be approved by a majority of the county's superior court judges, according to the Journal-Constitution. Special grand juries like the one Willis has requested are rarely used in the state, per the newspaper. If approved, the grand jurors would not be able to issue indictments. But they are able to help investigate and can issue subpoenas.
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