Trump Files Motion to Quash Georgia Special Purpose Grand Jury Investigation

Trump Files Motion to Quash Georgia Special Purpose Grand Jury Investigation
Former US President Donald Trump departs a polling station after casting his ballot in the US midterm elections at Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images
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An attorney for former President Donald Trump filed a motion in a state court in Georgia today to fend off an expected indictment resulting from a special purpose grand jury investigation in Georgia.

Besieged by legal challenges after announcing a 2024 presidential bid, the former president kicked off his first major counterpunch against what he calls a political “Witch Hunt” by Democrats with his Monday filing (pdf). A court ruling in Trump’s favor on this motion would dissolve one of four legal challenges that seek a criminal charge against the former president.