The Georgia grand jury report released on Thursday following an investigation into Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state, recommends that perjury charges be brought against some witnesses that testified in the investigation.
Earlier this week, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney blocked the release of the full report, only allowing the introduction, conclusion and the portion of the report that discussed potential false statements made to the grand jury under oath, to be made public.
“A majority of the grand jury believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it. The Grand Jury recommends that the District Attorney seeks appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling,” the report reads.
The report said the grand jury received testimony and documents from 75 witnesses, including individuals who are close allies of former President Donald Trump, like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C), former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
The probe was launched to investigate Trump’s infamous Jan. 2, 2021 phone call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging him to “find 11,780 votes” to overturn the results of the election due to alleged widespread fraud.
In the partial report on Thursday the grand jury said there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election in the state.
“The Grand Jury heard extensive testimony on the subject of alleged election fraud from poll workers, investigators, technical experts, and State of Georgia employees and officials, as well as from persons still claiming that such fraud took place,” the report states. “We find by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election.”
