ATLANTA — Amid heightened courthouse security with law enforcement officers carrying automatic weapons, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn testified Thursday before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury.
The special grand jury is investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally interfered with Georgia’s 2020 elections. Flynn’s testimony was sought because of comments the former U.S. Army lieutenant general made in the weeks following the elections and a White House meeting he attended in which invoking martial law and seizing voting machines were reportedly discussed.
Flynn had tried to quash his out-of-state summons in his home state but a Florida judge and the state appeals court ruled he had to testify. His appearance Thursday was markedly different than those by other high-profile witnesses because of the presence of armed law enforcement officers, including three sheriff’s deputies with automatic weapons keeping watch on the courthouse steps.
