The Fulton County investigation originally centered on Trump's January 2021 phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "'Well, thank you,' is all the president could say." He just basically took the wind out of the sails," the juror said. He said, 'I will do everything in my power that I think is appropriate.'. The juror described how the speaker "basically cut the president off. While discussing the phone call Trump made to Ralston-in which the former president asked the fellow Republican to convene a special session of the legislature to overturn Biden's election victory-one juror said Ralston, who died in November 2022 aged 68, proved to be "an amazing politician." I showed up, did what I was supposed to do, did not do what I was asked not to do." "That really bothered me because that's not how I felt. "I just felt like we, as a group, were portrayed as not serious," one of the jurors told the newspaper. Several members of the Fulton County special grand jury said they decided to speak out in response to criticism that that foreperson Emily Kohrs received over her numerous media appearances in February, which included fears she may have hindered the criminal probe. Trump faces "legal avalanche" as indictments "imminent": Former prosecutor.Lindsey Graham testified Trump would believe "aliens" stole ballots: Jurors.Trump grand juror backs away from spotlight amid heavy scrutiny."If you read the article, I hope that, like me, it will give you at least some reason for optimism," he said. Kirschner encouraged his viewers to read the AJC piece themselves. But it left me feeling optimistic about the good people, the good citizens who sit on grand juries every day, and how seriously they take their responsibilities," Kirschner added. "Not just optimistic that Donald Trump and his criminal associates will be indicted for their crimes. "I have to admit reading about the experiences of those grand jurors left me feeling optimistic-hopeful, even. "I generally feel like I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy, even if I acknowledge that half a glass is not nearly enough to quench our thirst for justice," Kirschner said. A formal charge from any of those investigations would make Trump the first former president in U.S. In addition to the election tampering probe, Trump is currently facing a host of legal challenges, including Department of Justice probes into his role in the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, and his alleged mishandling of classified documents. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said he is "optimistic" that Donald Trump will be charged over attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland.
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One jury member said that there will be "massive" details when their full report, which is likely to include recommendations for criminal charges, is released.įormer U.S. Talking to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the unnamed special grand jury members revealed they heard a telephone call Trump made to then-Georgia House Speaker David Ralston in which the former president sought to reverse Joe Biden's election victory in that state. Speaking on his Justice Matters show on YouTube, Kirschner, a legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC, discussed the recent interviews given by five members of the 23-person jury in Fulton County who spent eight months listening to testimonies from dozens of witnesses as part of the expansive probe headed by prosecutor Fani Willis. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said he is "optimistic" that Donald Trump will be charged over attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia after reading interviews from the special grand jury who heard evidence as part of the investigation.
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