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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBehind the scenes of the Trump grand jury
https://www.ajc.com/politics/exclusive-behind-the-scenes-of-the-trump-grand-jury/6CXLKTFMKNDU7O6TER4B7UTZPE/The bomb-sniffing dog was new. The special grand jurors investigating interference in Georgias 2020 elections hadnt before seen that level of security on the third floor of the Fulton County courthouse where they had been meeting in secret for nearly eight months.
Oh, God, I hope it doesnt find anything, one juror recalled thinking as the German Shepherd inspected the room. It was unexpected. We were not warned of that, she said.
The reason for the heightened surveillance was the days star witness: Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trumps national security adviser. An election denier who suggested martial law should be imposed to seize voting machines in Georgia and other swing states where Trump lost, Flynn had only agreed to appear after being compelled to by two courts in his home state of Florida.
Fulton law enforcement was taking no chances on that unseasonably warm December day, concerned about who might turn up to protect Flynn, a prominent figure among far-right, conspiracy theorist and Christian nationalist groups. Outside, on the courthouse steps, sheriffs deputies and marshals carrying automatic weapons kept watch.
No bomb was found. Flynn, who was ultimately the last witness jurors heard testimony from, went on to assert his Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer many of prosecutors questions.
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Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2023
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GGoss
(1,273 posts)1. Thank You For This !!!
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)3. Flynn should be in jail and never released.