Georgia Judge to Release Parts of Report on 2020 Election

A Georgia judge will release portions of a special grand jury report on former President Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.

Atlanta prosecutors have spent about two years investigating if Trump and his allies, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Georgia Republican Party head David Shafer, interfered in the election. The grand jury's report has remained sealed to the public since it was finalized in January. 

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on Monday that parts of the report should be released to the public, including the introduction, conclusion, and a segment in which the panel "discusses its concern that some witnesses may have lied under oath."

McBurney also noted that the report contains "a roster of who should (or should not) be indicted, and for what, in relation to the conduct (and aftermath) of the 2020 general election in Georgia."

McBurney wrote that the process behind the report was "entirely appropriately — a one-sided exploration" of the case, and noted that "there were no lawyers advocating for any targets of the investigation."

The ruling continues: "Potential future defendants were not able to present evidence outside the scope of what the district attorney asked them.

"They were not able to call their own witnesses who might rebut what other State's witnesses had said and they had no ability to present mitigating evidence. Put differently, there was very limited due process in this process for those who might be named as indictment-worthy in the final report."

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has not announced if her office will pursue charges, though she told McBurney in January that "decisions are imminent."

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