Notable Names: Who’s been subpoenaed in the Fulton County special grand jury?
Fulton County’s investigation of illegal attempts to overturn the 2020 election is ongoing. Dozens of witnesses and targets have been subpoenaed and have testified before the special grand jury. Continue reading to view the public officials and fake electors involved.
Find more information on the special purpose grand jury here.
Update: The special grand jury was dissolved on Jan. 9, 2023.
Public Officials
Updated 01/09/23
| Name | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Carr | Georgia Attorney General | Testified |
| Geoff Duncan | Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor | Testified |
| Janine Eveler | Cobb County elections director | Testified |
| Michael Flynn | Former White House national security advisor | Testified |
| Newt Gingrich | Former U.S. House speaker | Testified |
| Lindsey Graham | U.S. Senator | Testified |
| Erica Hamilton | Former DeKalb County elections director | Testified |
| Jody Hice | U.S. House Rep. (Georgia) | Testified |
| Burt Jones | Lieutenant Governor, former Georgia Senator | Disqualified |
| Jen Jordan | Georgia Senator, nominee for Attorney General | Testified |
| Brian Kemp | Governor of Georgia | Testified |
| William Ligon | Former Georgia Senator | Testified |
| Mark Meadows | Former White House Chief of Staff | Testified |
| Bee Nguyen | Former Georgia House Rep. | Testified |
| Elena Parent | Georgia Senator | Testified |
| Brad Raffensperger | Georgia Secretary of State | Testified |
| David Ralston | Former Georgia House Rep. | Testified |
| Donald Trump | Former U.S. President | Not subpoenaed |
Fake Electors
All fake electors are targets in the investigation.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Mark Amick | Georgia Republican Foundation |
| Joseph Brannan | Georgia GOP |
| Ken Carroll | Georgia GOP |
| Brad Carver | Georgia Republican Foundation |
| Vikki Consiglio | Georgia GOP |
| John Downey | Cobb County GOP |
| Carolyn Fisher | Georgia GOP |
| Kay Godwin | Georgia Republican Foundation |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| David Hanna | Atlanticus Holdings Corporation |
| Mark Hennessy | Hennessy Automobile Companies |
| Burt Jones | Georgia Senator, nominee for Lt. Gov. |
| Cathleen Latham | Coffee County GOP |
| Daryl Moody | Georgia Republican Foundation |
| David Shafer | Georgia Republican Foundation |
| Shawn Still | Georgia GOP, nominee for Georgia Senate |
| C.B. Yadav | Georgians First Commission |
Who are the fake electors?
The fake electors posed as members of the Electoral College in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Georgia is one of seven swing states that had fake electors — all states Biden won in the presidential election. The plan — potentially illegal and unconstitutional — was proposed by John Eastman, a conservative law professor, just after the 2020 election.
What was the plan?
Eastman proposed that state legislatures could appoint the fake electors to replace the legitimate electors that elected Joe Biden. Trump would then have enough electoral votes to win on Dec. 14, 2020, when when the electoral vote was officially counted. They failed to convince state legislatures to certify the fake electors, including in Georgia, where Rudy Giuliani testified before Georgia lawmakers asking them to certify the fake electors.
In a final effort, Eastman proposed that the existence of fake electors might be enough to overturn the election if Vice President Mike Pence would cooperate with the plan. The fake electors’ declaration of legitimacy would be reason enough for Pence to declare the outcome of the election was in doubt, according to the plan. This action could eventually lead to the U.S. House electing a president — potentially Trump.
In December 2020 Giuliani submitted the slates of fake electors to the National Archives. When the legitimate electoral college convened in each state to elect Biden as president, the fake electors also gathered to sign official documents stating they were legitimate electors. In Georgia, the 16 individuals secretly gathered at the State Capitol to do so.
However, during the largely ceremonial tallying of votes on Jan. 6, Pence certified Biden’s win and did not recognize the fake electors. For an in-depth explainer, read more here.
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