Georgia Gov. Kemp Must Testify Before Special Grand Jury After Nov. 8 Election: Judge

A judge in Georgia on Aug. 29 rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s motion to dismiss a subpoena for him to testify before the special purpose grand jury in the probe of the 2020 election.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney denied the motion, which invoked sovereign immunity and claimed that the county court didn’t have jurisdiction to issue or enforce the subpoena.

“The Court finds that it does enjoy jurisdiction and that the subpoena should not be quashed,” the judge wrote in the ruling.

However, McBurney delayed the governor’s appearance before the grand jury to a date “soon after the 8 November 2022 general election,” in which Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams.

He postponed the date because Kemp is in the midst of a campaign for reelection and to avoid the case from being used to influence the election results, the judge wrote.

McBurney also declined to quash a subpoena for lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who represented the Trump campaign. He’s scheduled to appear before the special grand jury on Aug. 30, according to a court filing.

Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Fani Willis makes closing arguments during a trial in Atlanta, on Aug. 24, 2016. (John Bazemore/AP Photo)

“Judge McBurney acknowledged the potential political impact of the timing of these proceedings and correctly paused the Governor’s involvement until after the November election,” Kemp’s office said in a statement after the ruling. “Just as we have since April 2021, we will work with the DA’s office and the judge to ensure a full accounting of the Governor’s limited role in the issues being investigated is available to the special grand jury.”

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s office didn’t respond by press time to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.

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