Prosecutors with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office in Georgia want to talk with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) about any coordinated efforts between him and Donald Trump's campaign as they investigate the results of the 2020 election in the state, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
On Wednesday, Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Donald Wakeford said they may need a special grand jury to hear from Graham, according to the Associated Press.
The federal court hearing was held on request of Graham's attorneys to "quash his subpoena."
"Brian Lea, an attorney for Graham, argued that Graham’s position as a senator protects him from having to appear before the special grand jury in the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies committed crimes as they sought to overturn his narrow election loss in Georgia," according to the AP.
According to the subpoena, prosecutors want to look into two phone calls between Graham and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his office that took place after the 2020 election.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said that Graham "questioned Secretary Raffensperger and his staff about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump," according to court documents.
"[Graham] made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign," Willis added.
Judge Leigh Martin May of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia said that she plans to issue a final ruling on if Graham has to testify by either Friday or Monday.
On Tuesday, prior to the hearing, Graham spoke at a news conference in Columbia, South Carolina and made it clear he intends to continue to fight to kill the subpoena.
"I was chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I had to vote on certifying an election. This is ridiculous. This weaponization of the law needs to stop," Graham said, according to the AP. "So I will use the courts, and we’ll go as far as we need to go, and do whatever needs to be done, to make sure that people like me can do their job without fear of some county prosecutor coming after you."
Related
Related
