CNN legal analyst Elie Honig did not appear confident in a Georgia investigation into former President Donald Trump after the grand jury’s forewoman turned what was a political witch hunt into a national spectacle.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has pursued Trump for two years, alleging he tried to tamper with the state’s 2020 election results.
A special grand jury was convened to investigate the matter and has spent a year forcing everyone from GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to participate in the sideshow.
On Tuesday, the grand jury’s forewoman, Emily Kohrs, 30, turned the investigation into a circus by speaking to establishment media outlets about the jury’s recommendations.
Kohrs appeared gleeful in interviews with CNN and MSNBC as she hinted the panel was prepared to recommend multiple indictments. She also expressed excitement at the prospect of personally facing Trump.
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The foreperson, Emily Kohrs, then continued her media tour on MSNBC, joking about how “awesome” it would be to personally subpoena Trump. pic.twitter.com/x36YqWWD59
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Kohrs teased big names would be involved and used Trump’s name numerous times. Her demeanor could best be described as giddy.
Her media tour continued when she spoke to NBC News, The Associated Press and The New York Times, among other outlets.
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Kohrs made a mockery of what was already a questionable misuse of the legal system to many objective viewers.
On Tuesday night, Honig told CNN host Anderson Cooper the woman might very well have torpedoed any shot prosecutors had at getting to the former president.
“First of all, why this person is talking on TV, I do not understand,” Cooper said. “Because she’s clearly enjoying herself, but, I mean, is this responsible? She was the foreperson of this grand jury.”
Honig responded by saying it was a “horrible idea” to allow Kohrs to speak to the…
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