The requests to compel testimony were filed on a day that marked the beginning of a “quiet” period for Willis’s investigation in advance of the midterm elections.
Willis asked that Flynn, Gingrich and others testify in mid- to late November, a sign that the inquiry will be in high gear after the election.
The Atlanta grand jury investigating the alleged election interference has already heard testimony from several of Trump’s lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Boris Epshteyn.
Willis has previously requested appearances from former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and from Sen. Lyndsey O. Graham (R-S.C.). Graham has sought to toss out his subpoena and his case is under review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. It is not clear whether a date has been set for an appearance by Meadows.
The petition seeking Flynn’s testimony cites a Newsmax interview from December 2020 in which Flynn said Trump “could order — within swing states if he wanted to — he could take military capabilities and he could place them in those states and basically re-run an election in each of the states.” The filing also notes that Flynn met with Trump, lawyer Sidney Powell and others “known to be associated with the Trump campaign” at the White House on Dec. 18, 2020.
According to the filing, the meeting “focused on topics including invoking martial law, seizing voting machines, and appointing Powell as special counsel to investigate the 2020 election.” Willis has...
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