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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation

By Kate Brumback and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Fulton County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Atlanta. A special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election in Georgia appears to be wrapping up its work, but many questions remain. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia special grand jury wraps up probe of Trump, allies

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, speaks to attendees as he endorses New York City mayoral candidate Fernando Mateo during a campaign event on June 3, 2021, in Staten Island, N.Y. The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork Friday, Oct. 7, seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies, including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security adviser Michael Flynn. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Flynn, Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

In this April 30, 2021, photo, pro-Trump attorney L. Lin Wood, a candidate for chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, speaks to attendees of the Richland County GOP convention in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) **FILE**

Georgia prosecutor plans to call Lin Wood to testify to grand jury in Trump probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks, right, as he speaks with Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta, June 12, 2020. A specially appointed prosecutor said Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, that he will not pursue any charges against the Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Brooks more than two years ago. (Atlanta Police Department via AP, File)

Officers won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

By Sudhin Thanawala and Kate Brumback - Associated Press

United States Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addresses business leaders during a congressional conversation sponsored by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Fulton County DA to court: Tell Sen. Lindsey Graham to quit stalling in 2020 election probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches as potential jurors are excused during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The hearing took place in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) **FILE**

Accused fake electors push to disqualify Fulton County prosecutor in 2020 Ga. election probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Ga. election probe

By Kate Brumback and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. A judge is considering what guidelines to place on questions that can be asked of Georgia state lawmakers called before a special grand jury in an investigation, opened by Willis, into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Giuliani, Graham testimony sought in Trump election probe

By Kate Brumback and Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo at her office on Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. When potential grand jurors show up at an Atlanta courthouse Monday, May 2, 2022, they'll find a television camera in the room and streets closed outside — nods to the intense public interest in the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory in the state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump election probe special grand jury to be seated

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton, Ga. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Long, accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent at an Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Man accused in Georgia spa shootings to appear in court

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

FILE - This March 16, 2021 booking photo provided by the Crisp County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Robert Aaron Long, 22, accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. Long was indicted Tuesday, May 11, 2021, on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she'll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Robert Aaron Long faces death penalty, hate crime charges in massage parlor shootings

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Judge says Atlanta police prosecutions remain with DA

Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses among boxes containing thousands of primal cases at her office, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Atlanta DA asks court who should prosecute police officers

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses among boxes containing thousands of primal cases at her office, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

FILE-In this Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 file photo, Fulton senior Assistant DA Fani Willis questions retired Atlanta Public Schools principal Tony Overstreet in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial, in Atlanta. Willis, entered the national spotlight Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, when letters to top state officials revealed her office is investigating whether illegal attempts were made to influence the state's 2020 elections. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson, Pool, File)

Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta’s new DA

By KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

FILE - This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges, announced Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Rolfe was fired after the shooting. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Georgia attorney general won’t reassign cases against police

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

FILE - This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges, announced Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Rolfe was fired after the shooting. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Prosecutor hands off case against Atlanta officers in death

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Fani Willis makes her closing arguments during a trial in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has run unopposed for two decades. But he came in second to his former longtime assistant Willis in the June Democratic primary and faces a tough runoff election Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Willis beats longtime DA in county that includes Atlanta

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020, file photo, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard speaks at a news conference, in Atlanta. Howard has run unopposed for two decades. But he came in second in the June Democratic primary and faces a tough runoff election Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia DA who charged officers faces tough primary runoff

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press