Atlanta Grand Jury to Hear Trump Case This Week: What to Watch

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ATLANTA—The Georgia district attorney who has investigated alleged election interference by former President Donald Trump will begin presenting evidence to a grand jury in Atlanta as soon as Monday, according to witnesses summoned to appear. On Monday morning, the Fulton County courthouse was surrounded with orange barricades and the street in front of the building was closed off. Media trucks lined the street.

Law-enforcement presence was heavy but the streets were quiet. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s timeline became clearer over the weekend when two witnesses in the investigation said they had been summoned to testify Tuesday. Here’s what to expect this week: When could an indictment come down? Legal experts have said they expect the presentation of evidence to take around two days.

The latest developments suggest Willis will begin her presentation of the case on Monday, and the public could know whether Trump and others have been indicted by Tuesday evening. Who is expected to testify this week? One of the expected witnesses is Geoff Duncan, Georgia’s Republican former lieutenant governor, who spoke out against Trump’s false claims that the Nov. 3, 2020, election was marred by fraud.

“I look forward to answering their questions around the 2020 election," Duncan said in a statement, referring to the grand jury. “Republicans should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness." Another witness summoned to testify is George Chidi, an independent journalist who stumbled upon a meeting of state GOP officials seeking to certify an alternate slate of Electoral College votes for Trump while the official procedure was committing the state’s electoral votes to Joe Biden. The grand jury could hear from other