Judge says ‘fake voters’ still have to testify, will rule on Fulton DA later in election

A judge will decide whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis from serving on a special grand jury investigating potential criminal interference in the November 2020 presidential election.

The judge said Republican lieutenant governor candidate Burt Jones had legitimate concerns after receiving a letter saying he was a target for a possible criminal investigation.

Jones said Willis hosted a fundraiser for her opponent in the race, so she wants the judge to disqualify her.

Channel 2’s Richard Elliott was in the room in December 2020 during a meeting of the Republican slate of alternative voters, of which Jones was a part.

That meeting is now one of the subjects of a Fulton County special-purpose grand jury investigating possible criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 election.

Jones is now running as the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor.

The district attorney’s office gave him, along with the other fraudulent voters, letters informing them that they were now the subject of a potential criminal investigation.

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Jones said Willis targeted him because he was a candidate and pointed to a flyer announcing a fundraiser Willis organized for his Democratic opponent, Charlie Bailey.

He wants Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney to dismiss Willis and her office from the case.

“I don’t know if it’s an actual conflict, but I use that phrase. What was he thinking?” McBurney asked Jones’ attorney.

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McBurney agreed that Jones’ concerns had some merit.

“How do we address what I think are some valid concerns that Senator Jones has raised in council about a kind of minimal pretty clear appearance of conflict,” McBurney said.

The DA’s office pointed out that the fundraiser was held before Bailey was nominated by the Democratic Party and that he was still embroiled in a tight runoff against Kwanza Hall.

The judge will rule on that later, but he also ruled that all of those bogus voters must testify before the grand jury, but can do so under certain conditions.

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