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Former New York CityMayor Rudy Giulianiand Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) were petitioned by Georgian prosecutors on Tuesday as part of a state criminal investigation into the former president. It is one of seven people. Donald Trump has raised the claim that Democrat Joe Biden did not legally win the 2020 elections.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told the judge who oversees the special grand jury as part of an investigation into what she claims, "coordinating multiple states through a Trump campaign. "Plans to influence the plans made" have been submitted. Results of the November 2020 elections in Georgia and elsewhere.
Willis, who took this unusual step of requesting a special grand jury earlier this year, said she and her team pushed Trump to Georgia Secretary of State Brad in January 2021. I confirmed that I was investigating my phone. Raffensperger "finds" the votes needed to win the state.
She calls the team between Graham and Lafence Purger in November 2020,Sudden resignation of a US lawyer in Atlanta on January 4, 2021He said he was also considering. Comments made at a hearing on the Georgia Legislative Commission elections in December 2020. Raffensperger and other state officials have already testified before the special grand jury.
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Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Will talk to reporters on Wednesday at Capitol Hill about aid to Ukraine. March 10, 2022 in Washington. ((AP Photo / Alex Brandon, File))
Willis calls Graham at least twice in a petition filed with the judge. In the weeks following the November 2020 election, he wrote that he was a member of La Fence Purger and his staff. During those calls, Graham asked about revisiting certain absentee ballots "to explore the possibility of more favorable outcomes for former President Donald Trump," she wrote.
Graham's lawyer told Fox News Digital that the petition was purely political. "In a conversation with a Fulton County investigator, Senator Graham was informed that he was neither the subject of the investigation nor the subject of the investigation, but merely a witness. This is all politics," said lawyer Bart Daniel. Said Matt Austin: Statement on behalf of Graham. "Fulton County is working on a fishing expedition in collaboration with the January 6th Commission in Washington. Information from Senator Graham's interview or deposit is immediate. "As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Graham has ample right to discuss election management processes and procedures with state authorities." If that was the case, the summons issued today would upset the balance between constitutional power and the abilities of lawmakers. Senator Graham goes to court to challenge and win the summons. I'm hoping for that. "
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and President Donald Trump's lawyer spoke at a press conference at the Republican National Committee Headquarters in Washington on Thursday, November 19, 2020. ((AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin, File))
In Giuliani's allegations of testimony, Willis made him both {71. } Trump's Individual Attorneyand "The Chief Attorney for the Trump Campaign's Legal Efforts Aiming to Affect the Results of the November 2020 Elections in Georgia and elsewhere."
As part of these efforts, she told the Georgia Senate Subcommittee that Juliani was creating a "suitcase" of illegal ballots from an unknown source outside. He wrote that he presented a video recording of an electoral worker who claimed to have shown. The view of the election voting watcher.
Within 24 hours of the December 3, 2020 hearing, Luffence Purger's office denied the video was legitimate and had no fraudulent votes in the arena. He said he found that. Nevertheless, Giuliani continued to make public statements, and in subsequent legislative hearings, he used the accused video to insist on widespread fraudulent voting, Willis wrote.
"The appearance and testimony of [Juliani] at the hearing was part of a multilaterally coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the outcome of theelection in November 2020. There is evidence thatGeorgia and elsewhere "says the petition.
Giuliani's lawyer, Bob Costello, told The Associated Press that he had no comments and his clients had not been provided with a subpoena.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority Conference 2022 Friday, June 17, Nashville, Tennessee ((AP Photo / Mark Humphrey, File))
Willis and five others on Tuesday Potential Witnesses: Lawyers Kenneth Chesebro, Cleta Mitchell, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Jackie Pick Deason.
Judge Robert McBurney of Fulton County Superior Court approved a request similar to a subpoena and deemed it necessary for an investigation.
Tuesday's filings show a major escalation of the case as the former president is considering running another White House. A special grand jury is investigating whether Trump and others attempted to illegally interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia after Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner.
This investigation is separate from the investigation conducted by the Parliamentary Commission investigating the events surrounding the riots that took place at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Of justice's own vast probe.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office in Atlanta on February 24, 2021. ((AP Photo / John Bazemore, File))
Trump has other laws, including New York with him and his son Donald Trump Jr. I am also facing a problem. .. And his daughter Ivanka Trump agreed to answer the question under an oath starting next week in a civil investigation by the Attorney General of New York on his business practices.
In Georgia, a special grand jury has been appointed to investigate complex cases involving numerous witnesses and potential logistical concerns. They can force the witnesses of the evidence and subpoena to cross-examine, and unlike a regular grand jury, they can also summon the subject of investigation before that.
Once the investigation is complete, the special grand jury can issue a final report and recommend action. It is then up to the district attorney to decide whether to seek prosecution from a regular grand jury.
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What is Willis' final price? It's not clear if you can choose against Trump or anyone else. In a letter she sent to the state's top executives last year, she said, "Possible violations of Georgia law prohibiting solicitation of election fraud, false statements, plots, scams, and violations to state and local government agencies." He said he was investigating. Involvement in violence and intimidation related to election management and vows of public office.
Trump has denied cheating.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is a FoxNews Digital reporter covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace @ fox.com and Twitter (@danimwallace).
