by Gary Bai

"In the near future, I will announce charging decisions resulting from the investigation my office has been conducting into possible criminal interference in the administration of Georgia's 2020 General Election," Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, wrote in a letter addressed to Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat on Monday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the letter.

Willis wrote she would announce the charging decisions between July 11 and Sept. 1.

Details of Investigation

Willis's Monday announcement was the latest update in the special-purpose grand jury investigation she launched in 2021 and led thereafter.

While the grand jury proceedings had occurred behind closed doors, the probe is believed to center on a 2020 phone call between Trump, Trump's legal team, and Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his team.

"All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state," Trump allegedly told Raffensperger during the phone call on Jan. 2, 2021, a transcript of which was released by media organizations.

Willis characterized Trump's wording (pdf) during the call as evidence of "criminal disruption" of the 2020 election, and has based her case on charges around that allegation. The grand jury heard testimony from Trump's former associates, including Rudy Giuliani and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Trump has denied all allegations of wrongdoing on his part.