The forewoman of a Georgia grand jury assembled to review Donald Trump’s interference following the 2020 election suggested the former president and multiple allies could face a variety of changes as a result of the probe.
In interviews with both The New York Times and The Associated Press on Tuesday, forewoman Emily Kohrs offered limited insight into the grand jury’s report, which was only partially released last week.
“It is not a short list,” Kohrs told The Times of the people and crimes referenced in the report.
The known targets in Georgia include former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and 16 Republicans who held a meeting to carry out a fake elector plot by voting to certify the election for Trump who lost the contest.
But Kohrs demurred when asked about charges for Trump specifically.
“You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science,” she told The Times.
A Georgia judge allowed the release of just three sections from the grand jury’s report which was expected to include charging recommendations. The public saw limited sections of just the pages of the 8-page document.
Kohrs told reporters that the report also includes eight pages of legal code appended to its recommendations.
“I will tell you that if the judge releases the recommendations, it is not going to be some giant plot twist,” she said.
“You probably have a fair idea of what may be on there. I’m trying very hard to say that delicately.”
The investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen as one of the most promising pathways for an eventual prosecution of Trump, who in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked him to “find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have.”
The grand jury never heard from Trump directly.
“Trump was not a battle we picked to fight,” Kohrs told The Associated Press.
But Kohrs made clear the call was an important starting point in the investigation.
“We definitely started with the first phone call, the call to Secretary Raffensperger that was so publicized,” she said.
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#BREAKING: Georgia grand jury on Trump interference recommended multiple indictments: reports https://t.co/CjeUP5urms pic.twitter.com/qXivWFwERS
— The Hill (@thehill) February 21, 2023
Have the Atlanta grand jurors recommended in their still-secret report that Trump be indicted for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election? "You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science,” the jury forewoman tells @dannyhakim https://t.co/9hb6RgPq0D
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 21, 2023
That Georgia grand jury forewoman really needs to stop talking right now.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 21, 2023As I said, in today’s @TheAtlantic Daily, we live in a nation full of Rupert Pupkins. This person had a solemn duty, and now she’s on TV having a lot of fun. pic.twitter.com/weAqNEa1qU
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2023The media are not going to turn down a Georgia juror who wants to talk. That's not their job. Adults should act like adults, but if that juror wants to talk, no outlet is going to tell her not to. https://t.co/onVtulPhpZ
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 22, 2023
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