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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf someone can show this evidence I will change my opinion on what the judge did today.
Show me the evidence where the special grand jury in Georgia asked the judge to release their special report or a portion of their report at a specific time. Did the judge have to create an event, a distraction, that was not necessary at this time? An event that was not really much of an event.
We know the grand jury asked the judge to release their report. We know Willis appeared before the judge to inform him of the status of her investigation. We know she informed the judge she was about to enter the indictment stage. The judge knew indictments would give the public much more information than what he could release now from the grand jury report at this time.
If the grand jury gave no specific time for when they wanted their report released. That would mean the judge was under no obligation to release the report or a portion at this time. Why not wait for a more reasonable time where he would be able to release more of the grand jury report to the public?
old as dirt
(1,972 posts)
I suspect that I would want everything released now.
If I were the DA, I suspect I might feel otherwise.
If I were the judge, I dont know how Id feel.
As it happens, Im just some some old dude whod like to know how it all turns out before I die.
(The rest of you all got time!
lol.)
CatWoman
(80,230 posts)old as dirt
(1,972 posts)And not just because it arguably fits nearly every situation in life.
CatWoman
(80,230 posts)old as dirt
(1,972 posts)Ive never seen that, before.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)pwb
(12,450 posts)on legal matters. Playing with trumps head suits me fine. Let him squirm.
brettdale
(12,748 posts)can someone explain what happened today?
getagrip_already
(17,802 posts)It was the media that filed suit to release the testimony The DA objected, and the judge agreed with the DA, and refused to release the full report.
There are some sections which don't cause any issues for the prosecution however, such as those released today, and that was what was made public.
Just a small number of pages which didn't name names nor indicate how theprosectution might proceed.
A big nothing burger except for the section that said some witnesses likely committed purjury. Again, no names. Tfg didn't tstify, so it wasn't him.
Beastly Boy
(13,283 posts)the special grand jury submits its report to the judge. The judge then dismisses the special grand jury and shares the report with the AG. From this point, the grand jury cannot take any further action because it no longer exists. The judge is then free to release the report to the public.
Upon the dissolution of the grand jury, AG Willis formally requested Judge McBurney to only release a redacted version of the report, and the judge granted her request. The redacted report is out. The timing for the release of the unredacted report is up to AG Willis now.
Not sure if this answers your question, but it may shed some light on it.
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)By the way, Trump just claimed victory over the worthless report the judge released. See , no evidence, it's a witch hunt. He is using it to spread propaganda on social media. The Judge helped no one but Trump with his unnecessary, empty, release of a report.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Well you're doing your part.
Scrivener7
(58,178 posts)Blue 808
(1,562 posts)First the SPECIAL PURPOSE grand jury sorts through the information and listens to the testimony and compiles their report.. but the SPECIAL PURPOSE grand jury cannot issue indictments.. the AG then submits that report to the judge and convenes a second 'regular' grand jury which reads the reports then decides whether or not to issue actual indictments..
AG Willis argued against releasing the full report to allow 'fairness and justice' for probable defendants to avoid having her case overturned on appeal..
Here's a good explanation: