Two grand juries are to be impaneled Tuesday in Atlanta — one of which is likely to decide whether former president Donald Trump and his allies should face criminal charges for their efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
,” but the panel’s forewoman later said the special grand jury had recommended charges for multiple people; it did not have the power to issue indictments.
To bring criminal charges, Willis and her team will have to present their case to a regular grand jury — such as the two being seated Tuesday. In April, Willisto local law enforcement and other officials that she planned to announce her charging decision between July 11 and Sept. 1, dates that coincided with the summer term of the latest Fulton County grand juries. Fulton County grand juries are impaneled every two months, and Georgia law allows public observation of grand jury selection.
On Tuesday, a pool of more than 100 Atlanta-area residents were expected at the courthouse in response to grand jury summons. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who also oversaw the special-purpose grand jury, is expected to preside over selection of the two panels. Twenty-three grand jurors plus two alternates are slated for each panel. At least 16 grand jurors must be present to vote on an indictment, and 12 must vote in favor of an indictment for the case to proceed.
One panel is to meet on Mondays and Tuesdays. The other is to meet on Thursdays and Fridays. Both are likely to hear hundreds of indictments — although it is not clear which could hear the election case.
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