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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Brumback

What's a special grand jury and how does it work?

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The foreperson of a special grand jury that investigated whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia raised some eyebrows this week when she gave interviews about a process that is typically cloaked in secrecy.

But a special grand jury is different from a regular grand jury, and it's an investigative tool that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis chose to help evaluate the facts in the case.

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