A Fulton County grand jury has concluded its investigation into Donald Trump

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Fulton County grand jury investigating alleged county-election interference from former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election has been dissolved.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who oversees the panel, issued a two-page order Monday dissolving the special grand jury, saying it had completed its work and submitted a final report. T

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued an order dissolving the grand jury on Monday.

The decision whether to seek an indictment from a regular grand jury rests with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Willis spokesman Jeff DiSantis, according to the Associated Press, said the office had no comment on the panels’ completion of the job.

A hearing is set for Jan. 24, 2023.

Trump has accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of conducting an extreme political witch hunt as she conducts an investigation into alleged election meddling in the 2020 presidential vote count.

Last year, Willis opened a criminal investigation into attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia General Election. A special grand jury with subpoena powers was empaneled in May at his request. In court filings last month, he alleged a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.

Willis’ investigation revolves around an alleged scheme involving 16 Republicans who acted as fake voters, one of whom was identified as Sen. Burt Jones of the state, now the new lieutenant governor of Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp was also called to testify before the grand jury.

Trump also defended his now-famous phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger a few days after the last presidential election.

In June, Raffensperger told a congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol that Trump’s claims about fraud in the 2020 election were false.

Georgia’s secretary of state, along with Gabriel Sterling, the office’s chief operating officer, appeared before the Democrat-led House Select Committee as the commission continued its round of nationally televised public hearings.

Raffensperger told the committee that the Nov. 6, 2020 went very well, with the average wait time to cast a ballot between two and three minutes across the state.

I felt that we had a successful election, said Raffensperger.

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