Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Petition to Halt Investigation into 2020 Election in Georgia

The Georgia Supreme Court has dismissed a petition from former President Donald Trump that sought to halt an investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In a brief, unanimous ruling, the nine-judge state Supreme Court said what Trump was seeking “is not the sort of relief that this Court can provide.”

The petition was filed last week by Trump’s lawyers in different Georgia courthouses, and sought to prevent District Attorney Fani Willis from using any evidence obtained by the special grand jury, which heard testimony from almost 75 witnesses. The petition named Willis and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who oversaw the special grand jury, as respondents.

The investigation is looking into whether there were “coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter the outcome of the 2020 elections.” Trump’s legal team argued that the investigation was unconstitutional and that the grand jury was improperly impaneled.

The Georgia Supreme Court rejected the petition, saying that the court had no authority to interfere in the investigation. The court also noted that the petitioners had not provided any evidence that the investigation was unconstitutional or that the grand jury was improperly impaneled.

The investigation into the 2020 election in Georgia is ongoing, and the outcome of the case remains to be seen. It is unclear what effect the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling will have on the investigation.