Portions of a report produced by a special grand jury in Georgia investigating attempts to disrupt the 2020 election will be released to the public, a judge said on Feb. 13.
The three parts—the report’s introduction and conclusion, and a section discussing how some witnesses may have lied under oath—”are ripe for publication,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said in an order.
“While publication may not be convenient for the pacing of the District Attorney’s investigation, the compelling public interest in these proceedings and the unquestionable value and importance of transparency require their release,” McBurney said.
The ruling is a partial win for a coalition of media outlets, which asked the court to release the grand jury report. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat for whom the grand jury served as “essentially an investigative tool” as she probed whether Georgia law was violated in the wake of the presidential election, had asked for none of the report to be released as she weighs charging decisions….