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LISTEN: The grand jury forewoman speaks

Emily Kohrs, Trump attorneys grant extensive interviews to “Breakdown”
Emily Kohrs, forewoman of the Fulton County special purpose grand jury, talks with the hosts of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" podcast about the panel's investigation of possible criminal meddling with the 2020 presidential election. (Miguel Martinez/miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Credit: Miguel Martinez

Emily Kohrs, forewoman of the Fulton County special purpose grand jury, talks with the hosts of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" podcast about the panel's investigation of possible criminal meddling with the 2020 presidential election. (Miguel Martinez/miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)
By and Bill Rankin
March 2, 2023

Emily Kohrs has made quite a splash since going public as the forewoman of the Fulton County special grand jury, which spent eight months investigating possible election tampering in Georgia.

In the latest episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s podcast “Breakdown,” Kohrs speaks to hosts Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman in an extensive interview about memorable witnesses who spoke before the grand jury, the decision not to subpoena testimony from former President Donald Trump and possible indictments in the the criminal probe.

The episode also features an in-depth interview with Drew Findling and Jennifer Little, two of Trump’s Georgia attorneys, who spoke publicly about the Fulton District Attorney’s criminal investigation for the first time.

Listen here:

About the Authors

Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She covers the Fulton County election interference case and co-hosts the Breakdown podcast.

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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.

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