CNN) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked for a judge to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury in Georgia that spent months investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump’s attorneys also are asking that a judge disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney’s office from overseeing the investigation, according to a new court filing.
The motion to quash the special grand jury’s work and disqualify the district attorney’s office from pursuing any charges in the case is Trump’s first effort to intervene in the long-running investigation conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat. It signals the aggressive approach Trump’s attorneys are likely to take in fighting any potential charges Trump could face.
Willis’ office is considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges, CNN reported Monday.
Over the course of its roughly six-month probe, the grand jury heard testimony from 75 witnesses, including top Georgia officials and several people close to Trump.
CNN has requested comment from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office.
In Georgia, where Trump has been at the center of a separate criminal inquiry, the former president’s lawyers seized on the recent public remarks of the special grand jury’s foreperson and subsequent statements by other panel members as having compromised the inquiry.
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