Chesebro to Challenge Validity of Trump Georgia Indictment, His Lawyers Say

Defense lawyers told the judge they need to talk to the grand jurors to make sure the indictment was handled properly.

Attorney Scott Grubman, who is defending Kenneth Chesebro, gestures toward the prosecutors as he argues before Judge Scott McAfee in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 14, 2023. Miguel Martinez-Pool/Getty Images

Kenneth Chesebro, one of the co-defendants in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, wants to examine whether there was improper influence by prosecutors on the grand jury that produced the indictment, his lawyer indicated at a Sept. 14 court hearing.

The indictment was brought on Aug. 14 by Fulton County district Attorney Fani Willis alleging that the efforts of President Trump and 18 others to challenge the election results amounted to a racketeering conspiracy.