Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has sent “target” letters to several Republicans, signaling she may be moving toward announcing charges, according to a new report.
The letters, which warn recipients they are facing the possibility of indictments, signal there could be findings of wrongdoing by her monthslong inquiry into whether crimes were committed in Georgia during the aftermath of the 2020 election, Yahoo News reported.
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Among the recipients of the letter were Republican lieutenant governor contender Burt Jones, Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer, and Republican state Sen. Brandon Beach, according to the report.
Jones and Shafer attended a meeting in December 2020 in which 16 Georgia Republicans were selected as alternative electors that could be called upon in the event that election challenges succeeded and made then-President Donald Trump the winner of the election.
Georgia was one of a handful of states in which Republicans established alternative slates of electors, a practice that has been heavily scrutinized by the House select Jan. 6 committee. Trump allies such as John Eastman championed the use of alternative electors despite the White House Counsel’s Office decrying the plan as “not legally sound,” according to the committee.
The Justice Department is also reportedly investigating the alternative electors scheme and has issued subpoenas against several supporters of the plan.
Willis’s inquiry has been heating up over recent weeks. A special grand jury to assist with her investigation was impaneled in May, helping her get subpoenas. Last week, the panel subpoenaed seven prominent Trump allies for its inquiry. She has left the door open to subpoenaing Trump and additional associates of the former president.
“Yes,” Willis replied when pressed about whether Trump may be asked to testify. “I think it’s something that we’re still weighing and evaluating.”
So far, her inquiry has scored testimony from several high-profile witnesses such as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Gov. Brian Kemp, who reportedly agreed to deliver a “sworn recorded statement” to the panel later this month.
The Washington Examiner reached out to representatives for Willis, Jones, Shafer, and Beach for comment.
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Willis began her inquiry into election-related interference last year. She is reportedly investigating a call Trump had with Raffensperger in which he emphasized the need to “find 11,780” votes needed to tip the Georgia election in his favor. He has since maintained the call was “perfect” and denied wrongdoing.
The inquiry has homed in on the sudden resignation of a U.S. attorney in Georgia, two phone calls Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had with Raffensperger, and claims Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani made about the election to the Georgia state Senate.
