Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says most of her staff will work remotely when grand juries are in session during the first half of August. She has also asked judges to avoid scheduling trials or in-person hearings during this time, citing safety reasons.
The guidance suggests Willis may be planning to announce charging decisions that month from her investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result for former President Donald Trump.
Willis made the request in a Thursday letter addressed to Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville. She copied Fulton County officials, law enforcement and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who oversaw the special grand jury investigation.
Last month, Willis told law enforcement she would make charging decisions during the grand jury term that begins July 11 and ends Sept. 1. She said the announcement may “provoke a significant public reaction” and asked officials to prepare.
With the help of a special grand jury, the district attorney’s office has been probing the actions of Trump and his allies following the 2020 election, including a now infamous phone call during which the president asked Georgia’s Secretary of State to “find” him the number of votes he would have needed to carry the state.
