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Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, arrived in court in Atlanta on Wednesday to investigate an attempt by the former US president and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Giuliani, who led Trump's election challenge, was scheduled to testify before a special grand jury in Fulton County after a judge ordered him to comply with a subpoena. His attorneys have said they refuse to answer questions that violate attorney-client privileges.
The 78-year-old former New York City mayor appeared before Georgia lawmakers in December 2020 to repeat Trump's false conspiracy theory about stolen ballots and criticize Democrats. He urged not to prove the victory of President Joe Biden. Republican Trump.
"It's a grand jury, and as far as I can remember, the grand jury is secret," Giuliani told CNN when asked to comment on his testimony upon arriving at the court. "They ask questions and we'll see." , after urging them to "find" enough votes to change the outcome. The former president has falsely claimed to have won not only the 2020 presidential election but also Georgia. A special grand jury was convened in his May at the request of
County District Attorney Fanny Willis.
Giuliani, a former crime-fighting U.S. prosecutor, was among several Trump advisers and attorneys who received subpoenas from a grand jury last month, including South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham. . (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Ross Colvin and Howard Goller)
