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Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who presided over the
grand jury investigation, issued the order on Monday, two months
after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said decisions
on whether to charge Trump were "imminent."
Last week Trump filed a motion to quash the final report,
excerpts of which were made public. The motion also sought to
disqualify Willis' office from further probing the alleged
interference.
According to the excerpts, the grand jury concluded there was no
widespread fraud, despite Trump's claims the vote was rigged
against him. It made recommendations to prosecutors on possible
indictments for election interference, but none of these was
made public.
In recordings of a January 2021 call made public, Trump asked
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find 11,780
votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the
state." Trump denies any wrongdoing.
"The District Attorney's Office is ordered to file a response to
the motion no later than 1 May 2023," Judge McBurney said in the
order filed on Monday.
Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential
nomination, faces multiple legal woes.
The special grand jury in this case, unlike a regular grand
jury, was not empowered to issue indictments, only to make
recommendations. Any decision to press charges rests with
Willis.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Howard
Goller)
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