Virginia judge: Gingrich must testify to Fulton special grand jury

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Virginia judge: Gingrich must testify to Fulton special grand jury

By Jamie Dupree - For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tamar Hallerman - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3 hours ago

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story said the judge refused to issue a stay on the order so that Gingrich could appeal. The judge said he wouldn’t issue a stay on the spot but directed Gingrich’s legal team to file the paperwork seeking one as they appeal.

FAIRFAX, VA. — A judge in Virginia has rejected an effort by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to avoid testifying before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating the effort by former President Donald Trump to reverse his 2020 election loss.

In a hearing Wednesday morning in Fairfax County, Virginia, lawyers for Gingrich argued an appearance in Fulton County would be “unduly burdensome,” and asked the judge not to make the former Georgia congressman travel to Atlanta to answer questions.

“Speaker Gingrich’s testimony before the Georgia Special Purpose Grand Jury is simply not necessary,” attorney John A. Burlingame told the court. ... Burlingame said the better option was to have the Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol send the grand jury a copy of Gingrich’s testimony about the same subject matter.

“It’s not necessary for Speaker Gingrich to have to travel to Georgia to address the exact same topics before a different body,” Burlingame said. Gingrich has a Nov. 21 deposition scheduled on Capitol Hill.

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BREAKING: A judge in Virginia has rejected an effort by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to avoid testifying before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating the effort by former President Donald Trump to reverse his 2020 election loss.

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Virginia judge: Gingrich must testify to Fulton special grand jury
FAIRFAX, VA. — A judge in Virginia has rejected an effort by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to avoid testifying before a special

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