Ex-NYPD chief Bernie Kerik subpoenaed to testify in Georgia election case

The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney has issued a subpoena to former New York Police Department Commissioner Bernie Kerik to testify in the 2020 Georgia election fraud case that starts later this month, CNN reported.

Mr. Kerik, who is a co-conspirator in the case, is said to have taken part in meetings with lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Arizona, two states that former President Donald Trump was contesting after the 2020 election. Mr. Trump and 18 co-defendants have been indicted on racketeering charges in Georgia.

Mr. Kerik’s lawyer, Tim Parlatore, is demanding immunity for his client in exchange for testimony.

“[N]o competent criminal attorney would allow Mr. Kerik to testify absent a grant of immunity,” Mr. Parlatore wrote in a letter to the Fulton County DA’s office Monday, adding that Mr. Kerik will use his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions unless he receives written proof that he will not be prosecuted.

The Washington Times did not independently review the letter.

Mr. Kerik has not been indicted in the separate case that Mr. Trump is involved with in Washington, D.C., over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. However, prosecutors allege that Mr. Kerik also took part in a November 2020 White House meeting, which led him to be interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith’s office.

“To be clear, Mr. Kerik has done nothing wrong and rejects your claim that he is a co-conspirator in any alleged criminal conduct,” Mr. Parlatore wrote in the letter. “You made the public accusation, so now you must live with the consequences of Mr. Kerik (and presumably all other alleged unindicted co-conspirators) invoking their 5th Amendment rights and refusing to testify.”