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fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 03:39 PM Feb 2023

If 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?


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If someone can show this evidence I will change my opinion on what the judge did today. (Original Post) fightforfreedom Feb 2023 OP
If I were on the special grand jury, ... old as dirt Feb 2023 #1
I just love that song CatWoman Feb 2023 #4
It's one of my favorites. old as dirt Feb 2023 #5
even Itchy and Scratchy got into the groove CatWoman Feb 2023 #9
Ha! Thanks! old as dirt Feb 2023 #10
No idea what you're on about now. BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #2
It matters not what individuals think pwb Feb 2023 #3
can somome explain what happened today? brettdale Feb 2023 #6
The challenge came from the press, not the jury...... getagrip_already Feb 2023 #7
If I understand the process correctly, Beastly Boy Feb 2023 #8
I guess no one can show me the evidence. fightforfreedom Feb 2023 #11
SMH inthewind21 Feb 2023 #12
That's nice, dear. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #13
There is a second grand jury as I understand it... Blue 808 Feb 2023 #14
 

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)
1. If I were on the special grand jury, ...
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 03:48 PM
Feb 2023

…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 don’t know how I’d feel.

As it happens, I’m just some some old dude who’d like to know how it all turns out before I die.

(The rest of you all got time!…lol.)


 

old as dirt

(1,972 posts)
5. It's one of my favorites.
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 04:28 PM
Feb 2023

And not just because it arguably fits nearly every situation in life.

pwb

(12,450 posts)
3. It matters not what individuals think
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 04:00 PM
Feb 2023

on legal matters. Playing with trumps head suits me fine. Let him squirm.

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
7. The challenge came from the press, not the jury......
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 04:39 PM
Feb 2023

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)
8. If I understand the process correctly,
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 04:48 PM
Feb 2023

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)
11. I guess no one can show me the evidence.
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 05:06 PM
Feb 2023

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.

Blue 808

(1,562 posts)
14. There is a second grand jury as I understand it...
Thu Feb 16, 2023, 07:27 PM
Feb 2023

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:













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