The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday unanimously dismissed a longshot bid by former President Donald Trump to quash the special grand jury report that recommended criminal charges in the Fulton County district attorney's probe of Georgia's 2020 election.
In a petition four days ago, Trump's attorneys acknowledged that it would be highly unusual for the state Supreme Court to take the case, since that body normally reviews appeals from lower courts.
And, as they did in their petition in Fulton County court, the lawyers argued that the evidence compiled by the special grand jury in the election probe was"unlawfully obtained." And Trump"makes no showing that he has been prevented fair access to the ordinary channels," the justices wrote.The special grand jury heard evidence and testimony from dozens of witnesses last year, but it did not have the power to return indictments., soon to be tasked with deciding whether to criminally charge Trump and his allies.
Raffensperger rebuffed that request, which was part of an effort by Trump and his allies to either reverse his loss in the Electoral College to Biden, or to raise enough doubt about the results in several key swing states like Georgia to throw the decision about who would be president to the House of Representatives.Since launching his campaign, he has already been indicted in two other criminal cases.
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