S9 Ep 10: Closing In

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Politics, News, True Crime

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Fulton County special purpose grand jury investigation is closing in on former President Donald Trump. Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff and close advisor, has been served an out-of-state witness subpoena to appear before the grand jury. The 10th episode of “The Trump Grand Jury,” the ninth season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast, explores the ramifications of Meadows’ subpoena. The special purpose grand jury has been meeting since May to investigate Trump and his allies over what happened in Georgia in the months following the 2020 presidential election. Others, including lawyer Sidney Powell, who briefly represented the Trump campaign, have also been served out-of-state subpoenas. All the while, District Attorney Fani Willis continues her string of courtroom victories against witnesses who have tried to assert privileges and immunities as a way of not appearing before the 23-person special purpose grand jury. Episode 10 covers a court hearing pitting lawyers for Gov. Brian Kemp against Fulton prosecutors as well as Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s cleverly written ruling that is issued just a few days later. The episode also covers developments in the subpoenas issued to Trump’s inner circle of attorneys and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or your favorite podcasting platform. You can also stream it on your computer from ajc.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's worth knowing which really going on.
0:04.0	This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
0:12.0	Previously on Breakdown.
0:14.0	I can say it was the District Attorney's Set-up and Mr. Trillionaire's Set-A-Slide
0:20.0	is obligation on Mr. Peter.
0:22.0	So I was very happy when they set-A-Slide my obligation.
0:24.0	He should not only agree to certify the election as was his job,
0:28.0	but he should show up and tell the truth about what happened.
0:31.0	If he truly believes that Donald Trump did something wrong,
0:35.0	then now is the time to say it.
0:37.0	I'm not certain what he would be hiding from America, from Georgia,
0:41.0	by waiting until after an election to tell the truth.
0:44.0	If he could tell the truth before, he should be able to tell the truth now.
0:47.0	So this is not a political song.
0:50.0	This is not a partisan review.
0:52.0	She has been presented with facts.
0:55.0	And she is investigating to determine whether those facts are sufficient to establish different crimes under the laws of the state.
1:03.0	And so again, part of the reason she is calling a special purpose grand jury
1:08.0	is to have residents of Fulton County listen to that same evidence and make recommendations
1:14.0	as to whether they think there is evidence.
1:18.0	Welcome back to season 9 of Breakdown, the podcast from the Atlanta Journal Constitution investigating Georgia's most important cases.
1:24.0	We are continuing our coverage of the special purpose grand jury investigation into what happened here after the 2020 presidential election.
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