Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Moves To Destroy Subpoena In Election Investigation

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was filed by the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in regard to agrand jury inquiry intothe actions of former President Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election seeking his dismissal. Subpoena. In court documents filed Wednesday, Kemp's attorney said the governor received the subpoena on Aug. 4 after a scheduled July interview was cancelled.

Kemp's attorneys said the subpoenas were "prohibited by sovereign immunity," "improperly seeking to violate established common law enforcers and attorney-client privileges," and "serving an improper political purpose." , claiming to be sought after.

Kemp had previously planned to provide a video testimony recorded on July 25 to a grand jury, but his attorneys said the District Attorney's Office voluntarily agreed after the governor asked about its extent.

Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis opened an investigation after taking office in January 2021. . "Information indicating the reasonable possibility" that the election was "subject to criminal disturbance." She also said a grand jury would be required because "a significant number of witnesses and potential witnesses refused to cooperate with the investigation unless subpoenaed to testify." 93} Part of the investigation included a phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Ravenspergerin January 2021, during which To then-President "I just want to find 11,780 votes." Trump lost the state to President Biden in the 2020 presidential election by that margin. This is a result confirmed by several recounts.

Raffensperger and several other top Georgia Republicans have already appeared before a special grand juryelected inMay.

The latest document from Kemp's attorney said the subpoena from the District Attorney's Office asked the court to "bring the governor to justice without the state's consent." I'm here. legal authority to do so.

Kemp's attorney also alleged that the district attorney sought classified information from the governor.

“Of course, the Governor's decision-making before, during, and after the November 2020 election will depend heavily on his communications with his advisors and on the memos and drafts he has prepared. ,” the document said. "All of these materials, as well as testimony relating to them, are protected from disclosure under executive privilege." It wrote that the Attorney General's office must provide "a particular need for privileged materials."

Court documents also argued that the District Attorney's Office "already demonstrated disregard for attorney-client privilege," and that if Kemp testified, the District Attorney's Office would be the governor's office. are prohibited from asking about the information discussed. with his lawyer.

Kemp's attorney also claimed the subpoena could "impact the November 2022 election cycle," calling its timing "suspicious."

Others subpoenaed in the investigation included former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham; campaign attorneys Creta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro, and Jenna Ellis; Republican Rep. Jody Heiss.

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