Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) wrote in a court filing Monday that the former president is trying to block an investigation before “any charges are filed.”
by Trump’s Georgia-based legal team that sought to block the release of a final report issued in January by the special grand jury and “preclude the use of any evidence derived” from its investigation, claiming it was “conducted under an unconstitutional statute” and “through an illegal and unconstitutional process” that violated Trump’s due process rights.
Trump’s attorneys — Drew Findling, Jennifer Little and Marissa Goldberg — have also sought to recuse Willis’s office and to prevent prosecutors from pursuing “any further proceedings in this matter,” including indictments, claiming Willis violated “prosecutorial standards” and Trump’s constitutional rights in part by publicly commenting on the case.
“Far from raising this issue promptly, Mr. Trump has waited years, until after the conclusion of an entire [special purpose grand jury] investigation, when the [Fulton County District Attorney’s Office’s] own investigation has moved into its latter stages,” Willis wrote.Willis defended her public comments about the investigation, claiming her remarks were “conditional, vague, comments regarding ‘allegations,’ or general statements about the investigation and the reason for its pursuit.
Trump’s lawyers have also asked that McBurney be removed from the case, arguing he violated the rights of witnesses and those involved in the investigation by giving improper legal guidance — including to the grand jurors. They have asked the Fulton County chief judge to call a hearing on that matter, but McBurney continues to oversee the case.to state and local law enforcement that she plans to announce whether she will file charges in the case between July 11 and Sept.
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