According to a recently leaked report, a Georgia special grand jury recommended indicting 18 additional supporters of former President Donald Trump in addition to one current and two former US senators.
However, prosecutors decided against charging them for allegedly attempting to get the state’s 2020 election results overturned.
Indictments against Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, as well as former Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, were recommended by the jury.
On Friday, the complete report was made public.
The paper, a large portion of which had previously been sealed, provides the clearest picture yet of the secret jury’s reasoning as it looked into whether Mr. Trump and his friends broke the law in Georgia during the 2020 US presidential election.
Last month, Mr. Trump and 18 other defendants were charged with crimes in connection with an alleged scheme to tamper with the election results.
All have entered not guilty pleas to the accusations.
This report, which was published online, details who else was looked at and how nearly they were charged.
A total of 39 people were referred for prosecution by the special grand jury. In the end, 19 people—including Mr. Trump—were accused.
The panel interviewed around 75 witnesses over the course of seven months. They could suggest charges based on their findings and had considerable investigative authority, but they lacked the ability to indict.
The grand jury’s report breaks down each vote to recommend charges be brought against the significant individuals under investigation, including Mr. Trump.
The actual paper, however, reveals disagreement within the 23-member group.
Two jurors decided against recommending that those suspected of posing as fraudulent electors face charges. It was their opinion that they had been “misled to understand what was their civic duty.”
There was a more evident difference on whether to charge the senators than Mr. Trump and his senior attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman.
Each vote has footnotes that provide insight into their disagreements. The jury’s split verdicts could provide difficulties for the prosecution in a future trial if a unanimous verdict is required for conviction.
One dissenting juror, according to the report, said Ms. Loeffler and Mr. Perdue were “pandering to their political base” when they lied about the election results while seeking re-election, but it did not necessarily make them “guilty of a criminal conspiracy.”
