Late Wednesday, yet another cadre of lawyers for “the former guy” divulged that details revealed this week by the forewoman of a special grand jury – in Fulton County – investigating election interference by Donald John Trump and his sickening sycophants had “poisoned” the Georgia inquiry.
In the course of revelations, this past Tuesday, Emily Kohrs, the foreperson of the aforementioned special grand jury, went on a media “circus tour” of sorts, giving interviews to NBC News, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and other news outlets, and Kohrs seemed to enjoy every millisecond in the limelight.
To say her appearance was bizarre does NOT begin to do justice to this individual, savoring her moment in the spotlight.
Kohrs revealed the names of some witnesses who testified: Rudy Giuliani left her “star-struck“; Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was “personable”; former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows “shared very little.” She mentioned that some witnesses were immunized; confirmed that the jurors had listened to a recording of Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and had discussed the slate of alternate electors.
Although she did NOT reveal the names of any of the people the grand jury recommended indictments for, when she was asked whether Trump was one of them, she replied: “You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science.”
Holy Clarence Darrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said that the 23-person special grand jury, which can only make recommendations on whether prosecutors should indict, had made such recommendations for more than a dozen people in the case.
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, who is handling the case, will ultimately make charging decisions and bring them to a regular grand jury.
Best of Luck, Fani…
Yes, the rules in Georgia, as we are ALL finding out, over the last 48 hours, as regards Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure says they “must not disclose a matter occurring before a grand jury.” That language includes NOT only the decisions of the grand jury but also the identities of the witnesses who appear, the cases under consideration, the documents and other items produced as exhibits, the subjects of subpoenas and anything that occurs in the grand jury room.
However, the rule(s) in Georgia appear to be somewhat more lax.
It requires only that grand jurors protect the secrecy of “deliberations.”
What’s more, the judge overseeing the investigation did NOT – I repeat…did NOT – prohibit members of the special grand jury from talking to the media so long as they did NOT reveal their deliberations.
Kohrs may have believed that as long as she did NOT name names she was in compliance.
But…
To the old Lobsterman acknowledging that the grand jury had recommended indictments against more than a dozen people sounds awfully close to revealing deliberations.
For me, the moment that knocked me off the sofa was when Kohrs, in talking about her experience, mentioned she swore in one witness while holding a Ninja Turtle Ice Pop she had received at the district attorney’s office ice cream party.
What the f..k??!
I’ll leave you with this simple thought: Why the hell would grand jurors be socializing with the prosecutors??! A grand jury is an independent body, and prosecutors are trained to maintain a professional distance and avoid engaging in interactions that could be perceived as influencing their decisions.
h/t: Brennan Center for Justice.
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