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Burt Jones, who was among the 16 fake electors who falsely claimed that Trump won the state in 2020 — unlike Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, two conservative Republicans who acknowledged now-President Joe Biden's victory as perfectly legitimate.</p><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-burt-jones-willis-16e76d68ca32a9b705b440c0c5098ef0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">The Associated Press reports</a> that a special counsel will be appointed to investigate Jones, a former Georgia state senator who <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/special-prosecutor-named-probe-georgia-lt-gov-burt-jones-trump-case" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="blank" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;">pushed for a special session</a> of the Georgia Legislature in the hope of overturning now-President Joe Biden's victory in the state. It remains to be seen, however, if there will be indictment.</span></p><div id="story_page_incontent_p2_target" style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5155643920455169" data-ad-slot="6339868799" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-line: none; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; display: block;" /></div><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jones is an unindicted and alleged co-conspirator in Willis' case, but Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney barred Willis from naming Jones in the indictment — saying that Democrat Willis had a conflict of interest because she hosted a fundraiser for the Democratic nominee who lost to Jones in Georgia's 2022 race for lieutenant governor.</p><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>POLL:</strong><a href="https://www.alternet.org/2022poll-2656328721-2656635245-2657039473-2659450392/" target="self" class="rm-stats-tracked" style="color: rgb(11, 13, 101); text-decoration-line: none; opacity: 1; transition: color 0.25s ease 0s, background 0.25s ease 0s, opacity 0.25s ease 0s;"><strong>Should Trump be allowed to hold office again?</strong></a></p><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jones has been vehemently critical of Democrat Willis, claiming that her prosecution of Trump and 18 allies is "a constant media and PR campaign for the sole purpose of furthering her own political career."</p><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Trump allies who have been indicted by the State of Georgia include former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as well as pro-Trump attorneys Sidney Powell, John C. Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani (a former New York City mayor and ex-federal prosecutor). Willis alleges that all of them criminally conspired to overturn the 2020 election results despite the fact that Biden's victory was evident. And her prosecution underscores the divide among Georgia Republicans where 2020 is concerned.</p><p style="color: rgb(49, 49, 49); font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kemp and Raffensperger pushed back against Trump's false and debunked claim that the election was stolen from him in Georgia — a claim that Jones promoted. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), a Trump loyalist, has joined the former president in railing against Willis.</p></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">=
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Special prosecutor to weigh indicting Georgia lieutenant governor for 2020 election plot: report</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Special prosecutor to weigh indicting Georgia lieutenant governor for 2020 election plot: report</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PERRY, GA - SEPTEMBER 25: Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Burt Jones (R-GA), right, shakes hands with former US President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021 in Perry, Georgia. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker and Georgia Secretary of State candidate Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) also appeared as guests at the rally. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images).</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Less than twenty-four hours after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a forty-one-count indictment against former President Donald Trump and eighteen of his associates for attempting to nullify President Joe Biden's 2020 election win in Georgia, David Wickert of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that <b>Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia Executive Director Pete Skandalakis intends to appoint a special prosecutor to decide if Republican Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones should also be charged in connection with the alleged plot.</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PACGA, the agency's website states, "provides a number of important services to the hundreds of elected and appointed prosecutors across the State of Georgia. The council consists of nine members, six district attorneys and three state court solicitors who establish policies that guide the day-to-day work of the Council staff."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Wickert writes, "<b>Jones is one of 30 people who prosecutors said participated in a conspiracy to overturn the election but were not charged in a Fulton County indictment released late Monday. But Jones may yet face charges, and his fate will rest with a special prosecutor who will determine whether further investigation is needed."</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Although Willis' complaint "did not name Jones," Wickert explains, "it referenced his efforts to rally support for overturning Biden's victory. It noted that on Dec. 7, 2020, a tweet by 'unindicted co-conspirator Individual 8' urged Georgians to 'call your state Senate & House Reps & ask them to sign the petition for a special session. We must have free & fair elections in GA & this is our only path to ensuring every legal vote is counted.'"</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Twitter post "matches one that Jones shared on the same date," Wickert observes.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Reuters' Jeff Amy draws the same conclusion.</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">"The indictment lists 30 unindicted coconspirators," Amy says. "'Individual 8' is clearly identifiable as Jones, </span>with actions listed including taking part in state Senate committee meetings, receiving emails from other people, issuing a tweet calling on people to pressure state lawmakers to support a special session, and acting as a Trump elector."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The tweet reads, "Georgia Patriot Call to Action: today is the day we need you to call your state Senate & House Reps & ask them to sign the petition for a special session. We must have free & fair elections in GA & a this is our only path to ensuring every legal vote is counted. @realDonaldTrump."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Jones "was one of 16 Republican electors who falsely claimed that Trump won Georgia.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> As state senator, he also sought a special session of Georgia's Legislature aimed at overturning" Biden's victory," Amy continues. Willis "alleges that all 16 Trump electors, including Jones and the other 12 who weren't indicted, committed four felonies — impersonating a public officer, forgery in the first degree, false statements and writings and filing false documents</span>."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Wickert notes that "Skandalakis was waiting for Willis to complete her investigation. Now that the grand jury has acted, he said he has reached out to Willis to obtain a copy of a special grand jury report on her investigation and to get a briefing on the investigation to date."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Per Reuters, Skandalakis told the Associated Press that "ultimately, the special prosecutor will make the decision about whether or not to file any charges."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Wickert also stresses that "finding a special prosecutor may not be easy. Skandalakis said state law limits the special prosecutor's compensation to less than $60 per hour — not much for many lawyers — plus some travel costs. If the prosecutor wants the help of an investigator or administrative assistant, he or she must bear the cost out of pocket."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Wickert concludes, "It's unclear how soon Skandalakis will appoint a prosecutor or how soon a prosecutor will make a determination about Jones' case. But Skandalais said the special prosecutor will not be bound by the timetable of Willis' case."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">View Wickert's article at this link. Amy's analysis is here.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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