Jury selection is set to commence on Monday for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's investigation into 2020 election interference, which involves former President Donald Trump.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office closed nearby roads and increased security on Monday as a precautionary measure in the high-profile case to ensure the juror selection process, in which 16 to 23 people will be seated, as well as three alternates, goes uninterrupted.
Jury selection is expected to take about a day. Once the special grand jury is seated, its work will take place in secret. The special grand jury will help issue subpoenas and may make legal recommendations to the attorney general, but Willis will decide whether to pursue an indictment from a standard grand jury.In January, Trump called for protests if prosecutors do"anything wrong or illegal" in the case.
Willis's office is also investigating a call between Sen. Lindsey Graham and Raffensperger, the abrupt resignation of the U.S. attorney in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2021, and false claims Rudy Giuliani made about the election to the Georgia Senate. Her investigation began early last year, and she previously said she is hoping to wrap up the investigation within a year.
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