Grand Juror on Trump’s Possible Election Meddling: Not ‘Rocket Science’

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The foreman of a special Georgia grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results said it has recommended indictments of multiple people on a range of charges.

When asked by The New York Times about the charges recommended, grand jury forewoman Emily Kohrs said, “This is not a short list.” It’s unclear, however, whether Trump himself is on that list.

The Times specifically asked Kohrs if the grand jury had recommended an indictment of Trump. “You won’t be surprised,” he said at the exit, which was deliberately vague because the findings had not yet been released. “It’s not rocket science … you won’t be too surprised.”

In a court order issued last week, a Fulton County judge said the jury had finished its work and was officially dissolved, with a hearing to determine whether its final report will be made public to be held later this month. this.

The report contains the grand jury’s determination of whether they believe Trump violated the law, and may include recommending criminal charges against him.

The grand jury’s focus is whether Trump and his allies engaged in possible crimes related to their efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss in Georgia, a historically red state where he lost the popular vote. vote for Democrat Joe Biden.

Following his defeat, Trump publicly blamed unproven “fraud,” while pressuring state officials to “find” votes in his favor.

On a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Trump said he wanted to “find 11,780 votes” for himself.

That phone call, which was leaked to The Washington Post and made public soon after, helped spark various investigations into Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

According to Kohrs, the grand jury “started” its investigation with the phone call Trump made.

“I will tell you that if the judge issues the recommendations, it won’t be a giant plot twist,” he told the Times. “You probably have a fair idea of ​​what might be in there. I’m trying very hard to say that thoroughly.”

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Trump isn’t the only big name involved in the investigation, meaning he’s not the only person at risk of indictment either.

During its investigation, the grand jury issued subpoenas for testimony from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and other allies of the former president, including members of his legal team, such as attorneys John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis.

A section of the final grand jury report made public on Feb. 16 says the jury suspected that “one or more” witnesses committed perjury by lying during their testimony, but failed to mention anyone by name.

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