Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who became President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, was ordered to appear next month before a special grand jury investigating potential election interference in Georgia’s 2020 election, according to a court filing.
Giuliani, who has been one of the most outspoken proponents of false claims that Trump won the election, did not appear before a New York Supreme Court judge on July 11 for a hearing to argue that he shouldn’t have to comply with the grand jury’s subpoena. On Wednesday, the judge ordered Giuliani to testify on Aug. 9.
Lawyers for Giuliani did not respond to multiple requests for comment. The Fulton County district attorney’s office did not respond to request for comment.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) launched her investigation into potential criminal election interference in the presidential election in early 2021, shortly after The Washington Post reported a phone call between Trump and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) in which the president pressured the secretary to “find” enough votes to overturn his election loss.
In May, a special grand jury was seated to obtain testimony from figures who had thus far resisted complying with investigators.
In addition to Giuliani, the district attorney issued subpoenas to six other out-of-state residents who embraced Trump’s false claims about the election and tried to overturn Biden’s victory. They were Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), lawyers John...
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