What Happened: “We have made efforts to interview multiple witnesses and gather evidence, and a significant number of witnesses and prospective witnesses have refused to cooperate with the investigation absent a subpoena requiring their testimony,” wrote Ms. Willis, a Democrat elected in 2020 to the Superior Court.
According to “An exhibit attached to the letter mentioned Mr. Trump, who pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the vote in a January 2021 phone call,” the Wall Street Journal Reports.
What People Are Saying: In a statement on Thursday, President Trump said: “What this Civil Special Grand Jury should be looking into is not my perfect phone call, but the large scale voter fraud that took place in Georgia…No more political witch hunts!”
“If we’re compelled to come before a grand jury, obviously we will follow the law and come before a grand jury and testify,” Secretary of State Bran Raffensperger said on Fox News later Thursday. He added, “I think she is just trying to score some cheap political points with her Democrat friends.”