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Government Corruption

The 'Why Not?' grand jury: The Georgia final report should worry us all

2023-09-12

[THEHILL] With the release of the special grand jury final report in Georgia, the nation finally was able to see what foreperson Emily Kohrs last February was giggling about in interviews.

Call it the "Why not?" report.

Back then, when Kohrs was asked if there were recommended charges, she chuckled and said, "Can you imagine doing this for eight months and not coming out with a whole list of recommended indictments? It’s not a short list. It’s not.'"

In addition to nodding at an expected Trump indictment, she added, "There may be some names on that list that you wouldn’t expect." After all, why not?

The final product did not disappoint. The members recommended 39 people for prosecution, including Sen. Lindsey Graham

...soft-spoken senator from South Carolina, former best buddy of John Maverick McCain. Since McCain's demise, Graham has become more outspoken, more Republican and more of a supporter of President Trump. The speech he gave in support of Brett Kavanaugh was downright manly and really cheesed off the Dems...
(R-S.C.) and former Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.). They also included lawyers who argued for recounts or investigations into alleged election fraud.

While the report expressly claims that the Fulton County District Attorney’s office did not create the list, it was the office of Fani Willis that presented the law, the evidence and potential targets to the special grand jury. During that process, these members concluded that politicians voicing support for the former president and his allegations could be criminally charged for doing so.

The news that Willis did not indict Graham and others infuriated many on the left. Liberal websites were inundated with comments like "I want all the enablers charged, tried, and given long sentences as traitors to our country" and asking why the list did not include Senators Grassley, Cruz, Lee and "147 current and former members of the House, just to name a few."

The disappointment of the special grand jury members and commentators is understandable. When one reads the indictment of the 19 defendants, it is surprising that all of the other 20 were dropped. While the indictment does contain serious charges against some individuals, Willis used a sweeping racketeering theory to indict in gross.

One possible reason Willis dropped some of these targets is that she knew the indictment of these senators would have been quickly and firmly rejected by the courts as the criminalization of political speech.

However,
the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits...
the 160 individual acts detailed in Willis’s report include speeches and social media postings by Trump and others claiming evidence of widespread voting fraud.

Posted by:Fred

#7 A "spoiling attack." I'm all for it. Not just in GA either.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-12 10:36

#6 If GOP had balls they should flood Georgia with 10's of millions of bogus Ballots and say "if you accuse us of cheating then you will be indicted"

Posted by: airandee 2023-09-12 10:24

#5 Everyone who isn't a True Believer™ is guilty, Supe. That didn't end well for lots of revolutionaries. Ask Robespierre, Trotsky, etc.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-12 09:28

#4 I think they have appendices of unindicted coconspirators that are actually phones books.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-09-12 09:19

#3 There was a study done on state and federal prosecutors 1600 + indictments. It seems over 99.## of all requested Grand Jury indictments are approved. Basically they just have to request it to get it.

Posted by: NN2N1 2023-09-12 08:26

#2 With combat boots?

Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-09-12 07:41

#1 Putin says Trump prosecution shows US system is 'rotten'

Vlad and US conservatives agree on so many things.
Democrats, abortion, LGBTQ. The only issue of disagreement is: Conservatives "Death To Commie Russia!"; Vlad "Your mama is commie.".

Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-09-12 04:31

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