ATLANTA (AP) — They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers with big guns were waiting. From there, they were ushered into vans with heavily tinted windows and driven to their cars under police escort.
For Emily Kohrs, these were the moments last May when she realized she wasn’t participating in just any grand jury.
FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during the New Hampshire Republican State Committee 2023 annual meeting, Jan. 28, 2023, in Salem, N.H.
FILE – Portions of a report issued by a special grand jury looking into possible meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia are shown after being released on Feb. 16, 2023, in Atlanta.
FILE – Rudy Giuliani arrives at the Fulton County Courthouse as a special grand jury looking into possible meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia continues on Aug. 17, 2022, in Atlanta.
FILE – Roads around the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta are closed May 2, 2022, before the beginning of jury selection to seat a special purpose grand jury to look into possible meddling in the 2020 election in Georgia.
FILE – Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury on May 2, 2022, in Atlanta.
