Brian Kemp testifies in Ga election inquiry

Abigail Adcox

July 26, 08:18 AM July 26, 08:18 AM

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has come to be just one of the most current politicians to testify ahead of a distinctive reason grand jury as section of an inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election success in the condition.

Kemp was scheduled to testify Monday afternoon to go over what he realized about then-President Donald Trump's strain marketing campaign to "uncover" votes in Ga soon after Joe Biden won the point out. He is one particular of many best Republicans in the point out to communicate to the grand jury impaneled as component of an investigation led by Fulton County District Legal professional Fani Willis.

Choose DISQUALIFIES FULTON COUNTY DA FROM Part OF TRUMP 2020 ELECTION INQUIRY

Kemp, a longtime Trump ally, was set to provide a "sworn recorded statement" as a substitute of showing before the grand jury, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution claimed.

The grand jury has also subpoenaed several documents from Kemp's workplace surrounding Trump's efforts, together with phone logs, textual content messages, email messages, and far more.

On Monday, a Ga choose disqualified Willis from subpoenaing or criminally investigating state Sen. Burt Jones, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, because of a fundraiser she attended last thirty day period for a rival of Jones.

Willis has been examining irrespective of whether Trump or his allies fully commited crimes with regards to the 2020 election. The inquiry began final yr immediately after a connect with Trump manufactured to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger inquiring him to "find" the votes wanted to tip the Georgia election to him. Trump has defended the simply call as "excellent" and denied wrongdoing.