A former Justice Department lawyer believes recent media reports about the Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury’s probe into allegations former President Trump attempted to disrupt the 2020 election is “political persecution” and not a justifiable investigation.
Hans von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation legal analyst, told Fox News Digital he does not believe the ongoing investigation into whether Trump interfered with the state’s 2020 presidential election results is credible on the merits or in the approach that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has taken.
“No one should give any credibility to the findings of this grand jury,” von Spakovsky told Fox News Digital. Von Spakovsky previously served as counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights, was a former member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and once served on the Fulton County elections board.
“I say that because the DA there, Fani Willis, has made it very clear that she is not only politically ambitious, but that she is unethical.”
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“There’s no credible legal basis for her to be investigating this case. And she has shown that this is really a political prosecution, and it’s a matter of self-aggrandizement. I mean, all you have to do is look at some of the witnesses she subpoenaed to come to her grand jury,” von Spakovsky said.
Emily Kohrs, the foreperson for Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury, appeared in numerous media interviews Tuesday speaking about aspects of the investigation into the former president. She said there may be over a dozen indictments coming and hinted that the targets may even include Trump.
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“You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science,” Kohrs told The New York Times when asked if Trump was among the list of potential indictments. “It is not going to be…
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