Georgia prosecutor seeks testimony from ex-Trump aides in election probe

A Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election is seeking to compel testimony from his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and other close allies, court filings released on Thursday showed.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday asked a judge to order Meadows to appear before a special grand jury next month to answer questions about Trump’s attempts to reverse his loss in Georgia, a battleground state that helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to the presidency. The request to hear from Meadows signals that the probe has advanced to Trump’s inner circle.

The investigation, one of several civil and criminal probes threatening Trump and his associates, began soon after a January 2021 phone call that was recorded in which Trump urged Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to alter the outcome. “The Witness actively participated and spoke on the call, and the Special Purpose Grand Jury’s investigation has revealed that the Witness was involved in setting up the call,” Willis wrote in her petition on Thursday.

A lawyer for Meadows did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Willis is also seeking testimony from other Trump allies, including lawyer Sidney Powell, retired Army colonel James “Phil” Waldron and former Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn.

The investigation has ensnared a number of other Trump allies, most notably his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was informed earlier this month that he is a target of the probe. Giuliani testified before the grand jury last week.

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