The preemptory step by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after the grand jurors who returned the 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others were subjected to harassment when their information was posted online.
Willis wrote in a motion filed Wednesday that the grand jurors' information was posted “with the intent to harass and intimidate them."
Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesLegal experts have said it's standard for indictments in Georgia to include the names of the grand jurors, in part because it provides defendants the opportunity to challenge the composition of the grand jury.
So the names of the 23 grand jurors who heard the district attorney's evidence and voted to approve charges were included on the indictment.
Attached to Willis' motion were sworn statements from Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum and an investigator in Willis' office.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Scott McAfee, “, Darin Schierbaum, Schierbaum, Gerald Walsh, Walsh
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The Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton, Russia