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Originally, that headline was "Trump Grand Jury Has Finished Its Work." Then we realized that was not entirely clear, because there are multiple Trump grand juries. We would suggest that a person has played their cards very badly when you have to specify which grand jury dedicated to them you are talking about.
In any event, the special grand jury convened by Fulton County DA Fani Willis was officially dissolved yesterday. They have finished investigating whatever needed to be investigated, and examining whatever needed to be examined, and hearing whatever needed to be heard, and have submitted their final report to Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney. So, that phase of the process is complete.
Needless to say, we have no idea what happens next. First, because do not have inside information about the grand jury's work, or about Willis' thinking on the matter. Second, because we do not have general familiarity with exactly how fast the wheels of justice turn in Georgia. However, what we do know is this: In Georgia, a special grand jury cannot issue indictments. Instead, it produces a report of the sort that has just been filed, and then a DA can choose to go to a regular grand jury if she wishes to indict.
What it boils down to is that, up until yesterday, a Georgia indictment of Donald Trump and/or anyone who might have conspired with him, was not going to happen because the necessary point in the process had not been reached. Now, it has been. So, if Willis is going to try for indictments, that decision could now come at any time. Theoretically, she could go in front of a regular grand jury today and start sending out indictments by the end of the week. She is unlikely to move quite so rapidly, but if she is going to go after Trump or anyone in his orbit, she's also not likely to wait terribly long, given that things get more and more complicated as the 2024 election draws closer and closer. (Z)