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From Yahoo News:
The move by Willis, a Democrat, could have major political implications in a crucial battleground state with high-profile races for governor and the U.S. Senate this fall. Among the recipients of the target letters, the sources said, are GOP state Sen. Burt Jones, Gov. Brian Kemp’s running mate for lieutenant governor; David Shafer, the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party; and state Sen. Brandon Beach. Jones and Shafer were among those who participated in a closed-door meeting at the state Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, in which 16 Georgia Republicans selected themselves as the electors for the state, although they had no legal basis for doing so. Shafer, according to a source who was present, presided over the meeting, conducting it as though it were an official proceeding, in which those present voted themselves as the bona fide electors in Georgia — and then signed their names to a declaration to that effect that was sent to the National Archives.
Watching the inexplicable dithering of the Department of Justice in Washington, its apparently bone-deep reluctance to charge any member of the former administration* who can afford a decent lawyer, Willis' sharply focused, 'full speed ahead' approach comes as a blessed relief. She has her eye on one particular set of crimes and on a carefully defined group of suspects and potential witnesses. More importantly, she doesn’t seem intimidated by the fact that, having brought her prosecution, she might lose it. Her eye is on the chubby white prize.
"I think it's something that we're still weighing and evaluating," Willis told Yahoo News in an interview published Friday about the question of requesting Trump's testimony. Such a demand would almost certainly trigger an immediate court fight, including potentially over Trump's constitutional protections against self-incrimination. A spokesman for Willis, Jeff DiSantis, confirmed to The Associated Press that Willis said she is considering subpoenaing Trump for his testimony.
When she says she’s considering something, Fani Willis means something different than, say, Merrick Garland does. He sounds like he's pondering a wine list. She sounds like she's testing the edges of knives.
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