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Doug Deason Testimony Order in Fulton County Trump Probe
Doug Deason Testimony Order in Fulton County Trump Probe
FILED IN OFFICE
STATE OF GEORGIA
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DE CL UPER RCO‘URT
IN RE: ) FULTON COUNTY. GA
Upon the petition of F ani T. Willis, District Attorney, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, pursuant to
the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State, codified at
O.C.G.A. § 24-13-90 et seq., the Court issues the following Certificate under seal of this Court,
by order of this Court on May 2, 2022. See Order Impaneling Special Purpose Grand
Jury Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-12-100, et seq., “Exhibit A”. The Special Purpose
Grand Jury is authorized to investigate any and all facts and circumstances relating
2020 elections in the State of Georgia. See Letter Requesting Special Purpose Grand
2. Based on the representations made by the State in the attached “Petition for
Certification of Need for Testimony Before Special Purpose Grand Jury Pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 24-13-90 et seq.”, the Court finds that Jacki Pick Deason (aka Jacki Lynn
Pick), born October 20, 1976 (hereinafter, “the Witness”), is a necessary and material
witness to the Special Purpose Grand Jury investigation. The Court further finds that
Certification of Need for Testimony Before Special Purpose Grand Jury Pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 24-13-90 et seq.”, the Court finds that the Witness was an attorney for the
Trump Campaign’s legal efforts seeking to influence the results of the November
2020, the Witness and other individuals known to be associated with both her and the
Trump Campaign appeared publicly before the Georgia State Senate at the Georgia
State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. At that hearing, the Witness
the November 2020 election. Among the evidence offered by the Witness was a video
recording of election workers at State Farm Arena in Atlanta that purported to show
outside the View of election poll watchers. The Witness personally presented and
narrated selected portions of the State Farm video to members of the Georgia State
Senate. Within 24 hours of the December 3, 2020, legislative hearing, the Georgia
Secretary of State’s Office debunked the State Farm video and explained that its
investigation revealed no voter fraud of any kind had taken place at State Farm
Arena. There is evidence that the Witness’s appearance and testimony at the hearing
was part of a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the
. Based on the representations made by the State in the attached “Petition for
Certification of Need for Testimony Before Special Purpose Grand Jury Pursuant to
O.C.G.A. § 24-13-90 et seq.”, the Court finds that the Witness, as both an attorney for
the Trump Campaign’s legal efforts seeking to influence the results of the November
2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere and as the specific witness who presented the
State Farm video to the Georgia State Senate on December 3, 2020, is a necessary
and material witness in this investigation. The Witness possesses unique knowledge
concerning the acquisition of the State Farm video and the manner of its presentation
to the Georgia State Senate. Additionally, the Witness possesses unique knowledge
concerning communications between herself, the Trump Campaign, and other known
the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere. Finally, the
. The testimony of the Witness will not be cumulative of any other evidence in this
matter.
. The Witness will be required to be in attendance and testify before the Special
Purpose Grand Jury on July 12, 2022, and continuing through and until the
conclusion of the Witness’s testimony on or before August 31, 2022, at the Superior
Court of Fulton County, Fulton County Courthouse, 136 Pryor Street, 3rd Floor,
will pay all reasonable and necessary travel expenses and witness fees required to
secure the Witness’s attendance and testimony, in accordance with O.C.G.A. §24—13-
90 et seq.
8. The Witness protection shall be given protection from arrest and from service of civil
or criminal process, both within this State and in any other state through which the
Witness may be required to pass in the ordinary course of travel, for any matters
which arose before the Witness’s entrance into this State and other states, while
traveling to and from this Court for the purpose of testifying for this case.
Court of Dallas County, Texas, by the Dallas County District Attorney, or his duly
attendance and testify before the Special Purpose Grand Jury on July 12, 2022, and
continuing through and until the conclusion of the Witness’s testimony on or before
August 31, 2022, at the Superior Court of Fulton County, Fulton County Courthouse,
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL as a judge of the Superior Court of Fulton County,
Georgia,
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This the é
6 day of June, 2022.
Me
Hon. Robert G. I. MMney
Superior Court of Fulton County
Atlanta Judicial Circuit
State of Georgia
Exhibit A
OFFICE OF THE FULTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
136 PRYOR STREET SW, 3RD FLOOR
M‘LANTA,EG ORGIA 30303
%2i y‘W’f/ZJ TELEPHONE 404-612-4639
District Attorney
I hope this letter finds you well and in good spirits. Please be advised that the District
Attorney’s
Office has received information indicating a reasonable probability that the State of
Georgia’s
administration of elections in 2020, including the State’s election of the President of the United
States, was subject to possible criminal disruptions. Our office has also learned that individuals
associated with these disruptions have contacted other agencies empowered to
investigate this
matter, including the Georgia Secretary of State, the Georgia Attorney General, and the United
States Attomey’s Office for the Northern District of this office as the sole
Georgia, leaving
agency with jurisdiction that is not a potential witness to conduct related to the matter. As a
result, our office has opened an investigation into any coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter
the outcome of the 2020 elections in this state.
We have made efforts to interview multiple witnesses and gather evidence, and a
significant
number of witnesses and prospective witnesses have refused to with the
cooperate investigation
absent a subpoena requiring their testimony. By way of example,
Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger, an essential witness to the investigation, has indicated that he will not
participate in an interview or otherwise offer evidence until he is presented with a subpoena by
my office. Please see Exhibit A, attached to this letter.
Therefore, I am hereby requesting, as the elected District Attorney for Fulton County, pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 15-12-100 et. seq., that a special purpose grand
jury be impaneled for the purpose
of investigating the facts and circumstances relating directly or indirectly to possible
attempts to
disrupt the lawful administration of the 2020 elections in the State of Georgia. Specifically, a
special purpose grand jury, which will not have the authority to return an indictment but may
make recommendations concerning criminal prosecution as it shall see
fit, is needed for three
reasons: first, a special purpose grand jury can be impaneled
by the Court for any time period
required in order to accomplish its investigation, which will likely exceed a normal grand jury
term; second, the special purpose grand jury would be
empowered to review this matter and this
matter only, with an investigatory focus to the complexity of the facts and
appropriate
circumstances involved; and third, the sitting grand
jury would not be required to attempt to
address this matter in addition to their normal duties.
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cc:
The Honorable Kimberly M. Esmond Adams
The Honorable Jane C. Barwick
The Honorable Rachelle Carnesdale
The Honorable Thomas A. Cox, Ir.
The Honorable Eric Dunaway
The Honorable Charles M. Eaton, Jr.
The Honorable Belinda E. Edwards
The Honorable Kelly Lee Ellerbe
The Honorable Kevin M. Farmer
The Honorable Ural Glanville
The Honorable Shakura L. Ingram
The Honorable Rachel R. Krause
The Honorable Melynee Leftridge
The Honorable Robert C.I. McBurney
The Honorable Henry M. Newkirk
The Honorable Emily K. Richardson
The Honorable Craig L. Schwall, Sr.
The Honorable Paige Reese Whitaker
The Honorable Sherrnela J. Williams
Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court Cathelene “Tina”
Robinson
Exhibit B
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT 0F FULTON COUNTY
ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
STATE OF GEORGIA 0094’
IN OFFICE
IN RE: REQUEST FOR JA 24
SPECIAL PURPOSE
GRAND JURY LERK SU
FULTON COI 9N
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GA
Superior Court of Fulton County a request to impanel a special purpose jury for the purposes set
forth in that request. This request was considered and approved by a majority of the total
commence on May 2, 2022, and continuing for a period not to exceed 12 months. Such period
shall not include any time periods when the supervising judge determines that the special
purpose grand jury cannot meet for safety or other reasons, or any time periods when normal
court operations are suspended by order of the Supreme Court of Georgia or the Chief Judge of
the Superior Court. The special purpose grand jury shall be authorized to investigate any and all
facts and circumstances relating directly or indirectly to alleged violations of the laws of the
State of Georgia, as set forth in the request of the District Attorney referenced herein above.
assigied to supervise and assist the special purpose grand jury, and shall charge said Special
relating to the subject of the special purpose grand jury’s investigative purpose. The special
purpose gand jury, when making its presentments and reports, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 15-12-
71 and 15-12~101, may make recommendations concerning criminal prosecution as it shall see
This Court also notes that the appointment of a special purpose grand jury will permit the
time, efforts, and attention of the regular grand jury(ies) impaneled in this Circuit to confinue to
be devoted to the consideration of the backlog of criminal matters that has accumulated as a
IT IS FURTHER O D that this Order shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of
so ORDERED, TH fl A 0F \ r‘ ,2022.