S9 Ep 27: Inside the Special Grand Jury

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The latest episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast recaps exclusive interviews with five of the special purpose grand jurors who investigated possible criminal meddling with the 2020 presidential election. The jurors — three men and two women — shared previously unknown details about the investigation, including witnesses and pieces of evidence that were previously unreported. Episode 27, “Inside the Special Grand Jury,” of Breakdown’s ninth season, “The Trump Grand Jury,” also includes recent comments made by former President Donald Trump about the Fulton County criminal investigation. The five special grand jurors shared stories about what it was like to serve anonymously on one of the most closely watched grand juries in U.S. history. They said it was overwhelmingly educational and at times tedious and emotionally wrenching. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or your favorite podcasting platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/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.
0:11.0	Previously on Breakdown.
0:13.0	You're not going to be shocked. It's not rocket science.
0:16.0	There may be parts of it that you did not expect.
0:18.0	But I don't believe that the season finale will have any major plot twists.
0:24.0	You know what I mean?
0:26.0	But it's... I wonder.
0:28.0	Who could possibly be there?
0:30.0	Hmm.
0:31.0	The public should know that whether you call this a special purpose grand jury or not,
0:39.0	this is not the way that a grand jury is supposed to operate.
0:45.0	And so this type of carnival clown-like atmosphere that was portrayed over the course of the last 36 hours,
0:57.0	takes away from the complete sanctity and the integrity.
1:04.0	And for that matter, the reliability.
1:08.0	We are now called into question how this really took place.
1:15.0	So while she didn't say, grand juror so and so said this and I then responded that,
1:22.0	these were all touching upon the deliberations that took place in this grand jury.
1:28.0	And whether she just touched upon it or she went beyond it, that's not what you do.
1:36.0	That's not what you allow.
1:38.0	Why is this happening?
1:40.0	We've never seen it before.
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