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not till after the mids, thoughHave a seat Bri-Bri .... in the hot seat ....
U.S. News // 2 hours ago
Judge says Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify in probe of Trump, 2020 election
Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A Georgia judge ruled on Monday that Gov. Brian Kemp must appear to testify in a grand jury investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully interfered in the 2020 presidential election.
Attorneys for Kemp have argued that as governor, he has immunities that allow him to skip testimony. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney disagreed Monday and said he must testify.
He did, however, side with Kemp and said he can delay his appearance until after the general election on Nov. 8. Kemp is in a re-election race with Democrat Stacey Abrams.
"The governor must honor the subpoena -- as have the secretary of state and the attorney general and many other agents of the state in these criminal proceedings," McBurney wrote in the ruling. "Sovereign immunity wards off civil actions, not criminal ones."