Tag: Fulton County

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Must Testify Before Special Grand Jury After Nov. 8 Elections: Judge

A judge in Georgia on Aug. 29 denied Gov. Brian Kemp’s motion to quash a subpoena for him to testify before the special purpose grand jury in the probe of the 2020 election. Robert McBurney, a Superior Court of Fulton County judge, denied Kemp’s motion, which invoked sovereign immunity and claimed that the Superior Court…


Georgia Gov. Kemp Must Testify Before Special Grand Jury After Nov. 8 Election: Judge

A judge in Georgia on Aug. 29 rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s motion to dismiss a subpoena for him to testify before the special purpose grand jury in the probe of the 2020 election. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney denied the motion, which invoked sovereign immunity and claimed that the county court didn’t have…


Judge Issues Rebuke to Georgia Prosecutor Investigating Trump

A judge overseeing the Fulton County grand jury probe into the 2020 election and former President Donald Trump criticized local District Attorney Fani Willis Thursday for partaking in a fundraiser against an individual she is investigating. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued a rebuke of Willis during a hearing because she took part in…


Sen. Lindsey Graham Fires Back After Being Subpoenaed in Georgia

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)’s lawyers indicated he would challenge a subpoena that was issued by a Fulton County, Georgia, election inquiry. “Should it stand, the subpoena issued today would erode the constitutional balance of power and the ability of a Member of Congress to do their job. Senator Graham plans to go to court, challenge the…


Fulton County Judge Orders Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham to Testify in 2020 Election Probe

An Atlanta-area grand jury has subpoenaed members of former President Donald Trump’s allies and former legal advisors, including a sitting senator and the former mayor of New York City. The Fulton County Superior Court of Georgia on Tuesday compelled several of the former president’s affiliates, including former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen….


Judge: 2020 Election Records in Key Georgia County Must Be Preserved Indefinitely

A Georgia judge ordered that Fulton County must preserve its 2020 election records indefinitely until further notice, handing a victory to a GOP gubernatorial candidate. “The court finds it appropriate to include an additional layer of security by ordering that the records and information … are maintained by the Clerk of Court indefinitely until further…


Pennsylvania Decertifies County’s Voting System, Cites Violation of Election Code

Pennsylvania’s top election official has decertified the voting system of rural Fulton County for future elections, saying that an election assessment by a third party had violated the Keystone State’s election code, according to a release on Wednesday. Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, informed the Fulton County Board of…


Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Attempting to Overturn Georgia Senate Elections

A Georgia judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the state’s two Senate runoff elections in January, rejecting a case brought by a Fulton County resident. The plaintiff, Michael Daugherty, alleged the two January runoff contests, which were won by then-Democrat candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, were fraught with…


Speaker of Georgia House Urges Fulton County to Request “Independent Forensic Probe” Into 2020 Election

Georgia’s House speaker says Fulton County should be the subject of an independent probe after multiple reports detailing alleged issues with the 2020 election and an audit that occurred after the contest. Rep. David Ralston, a Republican who is speaker of the Georgia House, in a recent letter noted that there are serious questions about…


Analysis of Ballot Images in Georgia County Shows ‘Provable Fraud’ in Audit: Election Integrity Group

A group that seeks to ensure elections are run fairly said this week that an in-depth analysis of mail-in ballot images it obtained through a court order shows that the hand count audit in Fulton County, Georgia, last year “was riddled with massive errors and provable fraud.” The analysis turned up at least 36 batches…