Georgia jury forewoman throws Trump investigation into chaos after admitting it would have been ‘awesome’ to subpoena him

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A media tour by the foreperson of a grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results is causing a headache for prosecutors. 

Emily Kohrs, the foreperson in the grand jury, has in recent days given unusually candid interviews about the panel’s work to outlets including CNN, MSNBC and The New York Times. Grand jury deliberations are not usually publicized. 

Without naming anyone, she said that the jury has recommended indictments for several of the people accused of helping Trump as he sought to reverse his defeat to Joe Biden in the state. 

In one interview, she did not explicitly say whether Trump was among those recommended for indictment, but commented apparently of the former president: “you’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science.”

In another, she described her excitement at the prospect of issuing a subpoena for the former president, remarking that it would be “awesome.” 

Republican critics say that the interviews have exposed that the investigation, that is being conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, is riddled with anti-Trump bias. CBS News reported that lawyers for witnesses in the probe would seek to overturn potential indictments on the basis of Kohrs’ comments. 

Legal experts told the Washington Post that Kohr’s comments on evaluating witnesses, on jurors fraternizing with prosecutors, and her hopes the investigation would result in charges because of the time it’s taken, all gave cause for concern. 

Trump himself, in a comment on his Truth Social page, described the investigation as “ridiculous” and criticized Kohrs for “going around and doing a Media Tour revealing, incredibly, the Grand Jury’s inner workings & thoughts. This is not JUSTICE, this is an illegal Kangaroo Court.”

However some legal experts say that Kohrs did not break any laws in the interviews, so has not compromised the investigation.

“Emily Kohrs’s pursuit of her fifteen minutes is not likely to preclude anyone indicted and convicted from serving their term of years,” tweeted MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin. 

Insider has contacted the Fulton County DA’s office for comment. 

Excerpts from the grand jury’s report released earlier in February revealed few details, but found that the 2020 election in Georgia had not been marred by widespread fraud, as Trump claimed. 

Willis launched her investigation in 2020 into allegations that Trump and his allies may have violated state laws in seeking to persuade officials to appoint an alternative set of electors to the Electoral College, ignoring Biden’s victory. Trump is alleged to have personally pressured state officials not to certify Biden’s win as part of a campaign waged on several fronts to cling onto power.