Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp files motion to delay testifying in Fulton County election probe

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a movement on Wednesday seeking to delay a subpoena for his testimony in entrance of the particular grand jury as a part of the continued legal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Fulton County.

Within the 121-page movement, Kemp’s authorized crew pushed again on the subpoena, claiming Fulton County District Legal professional Fani Willis “engineered the Governor’s interplay with the investigation to achieve a crescendo in the midst of an election cycle.”

In an announcement to ABC Information, a spokesperson for Kemp famous the proximity to the November midterm elections.

“For greater than a 12 months, the Governor’s crew has frequently expressed his want to supply a full accounting of his very restricted function within the points being checked out by the particular grand jury,” mentioned Katie Byrd, Kemp’s communications director. “We are actually simply weeks away from the 2022 common election, making it more and more tough to dedicate the time essential to organize after which seem.”

Kemp’s workplace mentioned they’re asking the decide “to permit the Governor to come back in after the November election and direct investigators to work with our authorized crew to make sure the subjects mentioned throughout his look stay on his protection of state regulation and the Structure within the aftermath of the 2020 election.”

Kemp is presently slated to testify earlier than the particular grand jury on Thursday. The Georgia governor is working for reelection towards Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, who misplaced her bid towards Kemp in 2018.

The movement from Kemp follows the information that former President Donald Trump’s private lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was knowledgeable that he’s a goal of the investigation. Giuliani testified earlier than the particular grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.

The particular grand jury doesn’t have the flexibility to return an indictment, and might solely make suggestions regarding legal prosecution — a course of that is anticipated to take months.

One other grand jury can be wanted with a view to convey any attainable costs.