ATLANTA — A judge on Monday selected roughly two dozen Fulton County residents — neighbors, co-workers, fellow MARTA riders — who will help prosecutors determine whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully tried to meddle in Georgia's 2020 elections.
A pool of 200 would-be jurors was whittled down to 23 people and three alternates over two hours Monday morning. Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney administered an oath and asked whether would-be jurors had already made up their minds either way on the matter, which touches on one of the most polarizing and disruptive political figures in American history.
The group will meet intermittently with prosecutors in the months ahead as they seek subpoenas for documents, information and the testimony of at least 30 reticent witnesses. But unlike a regular grand jury, it cannot issue indictments.
