Special grand jury in Georgia convenes on whether Trump interfered in 2020 elections

Prosecutors in Georgia's Fulton County will on Monday begin selecting members for a special grand jury convened to consider the allegation that former President Trump attempted to pressure state officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election and whether he should be charged in the matter.

Fulton County Democrat District Attorney Fani Willis asked a panel of judges in January for the special grand jury – based on what she said is "information indicating a reasonable probability" the election "was subject to possible criminal disruptions," according to CBS News.

Trump since losing Georgia and his reelection bid in November 2020 to now-Democrat President Joe Biden has argued the state race was tainted by voter fraud.

Willis recently told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she will wait until after the state's May 24 primaries to issue subpoenas to public officials who have thus far declined requests to testify, which means the grand jury members may not hear witnesses until next month.

Willis in February 2021 notified at least four state officials – GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Attorney General Chris Carr – of her investigation, sending them document preservation notices.

Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington told CBS on Friday that an "illegal ballot trafficking ring" had influenced the outcome of Georgia's election, 

"A grand jury should be opened for the massive voter fraud in Georgia in 2020," she said.