Rudy Giuliani has been ordered by a justice of the New York Supreme Court docket to testify earlier than a grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., the place a district lawyer is investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.
In a submitting in Fulton County Superior Court docket, District Legal professional Fani Willis indicated that Giuliani, an lawyer and shut ally of the previous president, was ordered to testify on Aug. 9 by Justice Thomas Farber after Giuliani failed to seem for a July 13 listening to to problem a Fulton County subpoena.
The event is the newest twist in a quickly advancing prison inquiry by Willis, which has resulted in subpoenas for a few of Trump’s closest allies, in addition to dozens of Republican lawmakers and officers in Georgia. Willis has not too long ago issued subpoenas for different Trump allies who helped advance his efforts to grab a second White Home time period regardless of dropping the 2020 election, together with attorneys John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro and Cleta Mitchell, plus Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).