Willis to present Trump case to grand jury next week

Former LG called to testify before grand jury

Fani Willis

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will begin presenting her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies to a grand jury on Monday, the clearest indication yet that a fourth indictment of the former President could be just days away.

On Saturday two key witnesses confirmed that they have been called to testify early next week. CNN has confirmed that former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has been summoned to testify Tuesday. Duncan, a one-time Trump ally, was ostracized from his party for refusing to side with conspiracies surrounding the 2020 election.

Grand jurors are also seeking testimony from George Chidi, a journalist who was at the state capitol in December 2020 when Trump’s slate of alternate electors was meeting.

Former Democratic state lawmakers Jen Jordan and Bee Nguyen have been subpoenaed as well. Both served on statehouse committees that heard testimony from Rudy Giuliani and other members of Trump’s legal team.

But neither Jordan nor Nguyen, who both unsuccessfully ran for statewide office in 2022, have confirmed when or if they will be testifying next week.

For the last two years Willis’ office has been investigating the Trump campaign’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. The investigation primarily centers around the former President’s now-infamous phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Willis is reportedly planning to seek about a dozen indictments in the case, including conspiracy and racketeering charges. Legal observers expect the alternate electors and many of Trump’s lawyers and closest allies to be among those charged.

The former President expects to be charged in the case and has lashed out at Willis in recent days. He has referred to her as a “young racist woman” on the campaign trail and has been making unsubstantiated claims that she once had an affair with a gang member.

Willis blasted the claims as “derogatory and false.” She has said that her office has seen an increase in racist voicemails and death threats in recent weeks, some of which she says have been credible. She has requested a larger security detail for herself and key members of her staff, with help from the FBI.

Security has also increased around the Fulton County Courthouse. Pryor Street (the street where the main entrance to the courthouse is located) is currently closed to all traffic and the courthouse is now guarded by security barricades, sheriff’s deputies and K9 units. Additionally, many assistant district attorneys have been working from home this month under instructions from Willis.