Judge denies lawmakers' challenge to testify for special grand jury in Trump election probe

[Ohio Joe]

A Fulton County judge has denied a motion to challenge subpoenas by two state lawmakers to testify in front of the special grand jury looking into potential election tampering by former President Donald Trump.

The special grand jury was seated in May at the request of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who said in a letter to the county superior court chief judge that her team believes the 2020 general election “was subject to possible criminal disruptions” and is looking into “any coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter the outcome of the 2020 elections in this state.”

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and former state Sen. William Ligon have to testify in front of the grand jury but also set limits on what grand jurors may ask them and other state lawmakers who are summoned.

Attorneys for Duncan and Ligon tried to say that legislative privilege protected them from having to testify.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-denies-lawmakers-challenge-to-testify-for-special-grand-jury-in-trump-election-probe/ar-AAZkdDY?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c6f3613047c44f0a9f6e8427fa245ddc

Sorry Graham... You will get the exact same ruling. Talk or take the 5th... Those are really your only our choices.

[gab13by13]

1. Yes, good news that legislative privilege was shot down,

it's about all they have.

[grumpyduck]

2. Oooooo, so will Lindsey throw tfg under the bus?

Is he afraid someone else will throw him under the bus?

Is he thinking about his prospects in the next election?

Is he pissing his pants?

Be sure to come back for the next exciting episode of "As the shit hits the fan."

[moniss]

3. I hear that Netflix

is talking about creating a new dramatic series about LG. The working title is "How Wide is the Yellow Streak Down My Back?"

[grumpyduck]

4. If so, I'll be sure not to watch that one.

[Probatim]

9. It's name was changed after the pilot - originally proposed as "The Fainting Couch"

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. Hopefully all 3. nt

[DENVERPOPS]

16. Lindsay won't dare

go against Trump, the Republican Party, or Putin..............

If he does, I am sure that someone will leak an 8x10 Color Glossy Photo. The same photo(s) Trump showed Lindsay on the Golf Course one day that made him do a 180 the next day and become a total Trumphumper............

The Repubs aren't worried about a picture of their politicians with a woman, they aren't even afraid of someone like Lindsay outed as a gay member of their party.........So, I ask, what would that photo reveal??????? I can only guess what it shows..........

[gratuitous]

5. "Legislative privilege" doesn't cover criminal acts

I know that Duncan and Ligon would like to think they have some kind of qualified immunity from being held accountable for their crimes, but the public duties of elected officials don't include invalidating election results because they didn't like the outcome in one race.

[ampm]

6. What kind of questions

So they will have certain questions that can't be asked? Like all of the important ones.

[H2O Man]

7. Recommended.

[H2O Man]

14. It is a typical first

attempt to delay. But of course it fails. The case in the OP is, of course, the same thing that Senator Graham will attempt and fail in.

There is a big difference between a subpoena from a grand jury and one from a congressional committee. It involves what branch of government is involved. Congress, of course, is the legislative branch, and has limited options, and primarily count on the executive branch to enforce the subpoena in the judicial branch, as with the J6 Committee with Bannon.

But grand juries -- especially investigative grand juries -- are different in important ways. While they are run by the executive branch (state or federal), they are overseen by a judge. And the judiciary branch recognizes that as such, they are a blend of the two branches, thus having a great deal of power to compell both testimony and documents.

[Thunderbeast]

15. Please STOP with the gay innuendo.

Senator Graham may have some mannerisms that make him the target of stereotypes.

I DON'T CARE!

Let's instead focus on his hypocrisy, blind allegiance, and probable criminality.

[Ohio Joe]

17. You should self delete

Sorry but… This should not be allowed.

[MontanaMama]

8. Kick.

I'll take this little piece of good news. Thank you.

[Hekate]

11. KnR

[onecaliberal]

12. This is good. I will take it as a win.