Whether Mr. Trump should be charged with a crime for attempting to overturn his narrow loss in the state may be decided by the grand jury, which has its headquarters in Atlanta.
Republican has called the investigation a “witch hunt” and denied any misconduct.
Early in 2021, the inquiry was started by Democratic Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wallis.
The lengthy investigation into Mr. Trump and his aides’ various attempts to influence the outcome of the election has lasted for two and a half years.
In one such endeavor, Mr. Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in January 2021 and indicated that state authorities could “find” more than 11,000 ballots, which would be sufficient to give him a win in that state.
Mr. Raffensperger is heard responding that Georgia’s results are accurate in the call tape.
After leaving the White House, Mr. Trump continued to assert that votes were stolen from him and make unproven claims of widespread electoral fraud.
But Mr. Trump, who is the current front-runner for the Republican presidential candidacy in 2024, continues to contest the outcome of the 2020 election and has referred to the investigation as a “political witch hunt.” He also described his conversation with Mr. Raffensperger as “perfect.”
A grand jury has already looked at the Georgia case. A special purpose grand jury was formed last year and questioned scores of witnesses, including numerous well-known Republicans, over the course of six months.
It was able to summon witnesses with subpoenas and prepare a final report with recommendations, but it was not able to bring charges against anyone.
Although the special grand jury recommended a number of charges, also known as indictments, for alleged perjury, it did not discover widespread election fraud in Georgia.
The judge presiding over the case stated that much of the special grand jury’s report was withheld from the public in order to safeguard the rights of “potential future defendants”.
However, a small released section of the report stated that “a majority of the grand jury believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more of the witnesses testifying before it”. Which witnesses may have lied under oath is not disclosed in the areas that were not sealed.
Tuesday marks the start of a new grand jury term in Fulton County, which encompasses the majority of Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs. The case against Mr. Trump and his friends is anticipated to be handled by one of the two 26-member panels that were chosen.
The district attorney, Ms. Willis, and her team must submit their evidence to one of the grand juries convened on Tuesday in order to file criminal charges against the former president.
In a letter to local officials, Ms. Wallis stated that possible indictments in the case might occur between July 11 and September 1, which falls within the most recent two-month term for grand juries in Fulton County.
In addition, Mr. Trump is under investigation for alleged sexual abuse in two separate criminal cases in New York and Florida, which he denies, and he was ordered to make millions of dollars in restitution to a writer after being found guilty.
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