Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who has already testified before the special grand jury, said his office's investigation into the incident revealed no evidence of voter fraud. Giuliani and other members of the Trump campaign presented the video to Georgia legislators in December 2020, in an attempt to prove election fraud in multiple counties across the state during the election.
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Giuliani’s law license was suspended in June 2021, after a New York appellate court ruled that he made “demonstrably false and misleading statements” following the 2020 election on behalf of Trump, specifically in Georgia.īecause of this, prosecutors could potentially cite a “crime-fraud exception," meaning attorney-client privileges won’t be able to shield Giuliani from questioning, if allowed by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who is overseeing the grand jury.Īccording to Giuliani's subpoena, much of the focus likely surrounded an edited surveillance video of election workers, purported to show them producing suitcases of unlawful ballots.
It’s unclear what exactly prosecutors asked Giuliani, as proceedings for special grand juries are held in secrecy, though he likely attempted to cite attorney-client privilege to avoid answering questions about specific conversations he had with Trump. “The grand jury process is a secret process and we’re going to respect that.” “I can tell you that we were ordered to be here, we showed up, we did what we had to do,” Giuliani’s local attorney, Bill Thomas, told reporters while leaving the courthouse. Prosecutors informed his attorney, Robert Costello, just two days prior that Giuliani is a target of the investigation and could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. “Grand juries, as I recall, are secret,” Giuliani told reporters when entering the Fulton County Courthouse. Trump’s former personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani testified for nearly six hours before the grand jurors Wednesday as a target of the investigation launched by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. ATLANTA (CN) - The investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally attempted to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has intensified as crucial witnesses are set to appear before a special grand jury over the coming weeks.
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