Trump Supporter in Georgia Seeks to Quiet Grand Jurors After Uproar

Lawmaker proposes change to state law to limit juror comments
Discussing presentations could lead to contempt charges

Brandon Beach
Photographer: David Goldman/AP Photo

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By David Voreacos and Margaret Newkirk

February 24, 2023 at 11:04 PM UTC

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A Georgia lawmaker has proposed legislation that would effectively bar the type of news media interviews given this week by the foreperson of a special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The bill by state Senator Brandon Beach would toughen existing law by making it contempt of court to discuss “presentations” made to grand juries. Current law only bars grand jurors from discussing their deliberations, not what witnesses said.