OnPolitics: Georgia grand jury report on Trump stays secret for now

Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen, USA TODAY
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, talks with a member of her team during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on May 2, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The hearing took place in Atlanta.
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It's Tuesday, OnPolitics readers, and we have a rundown of the status of the anticipated grand jury report from an investigation of former president Donald Trump.

From reporter Kevin Johnson in today's live blog:

A Georgia judge on Tuesday did not make an immediate decision on the release of a grand jury's monthslong examination of interference in the 2020 election.

What was the investigation about?: The inquiry started in early January 2021 with former President Trump's call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the former president urged Georgia's top election official to "find 11,780 votes" to tilt the 2020 statewide election in his favor. The inquiry has since expanded to include a wide-ranging examination of election fraud.

  • What the judge said: "There will be no rash decisions," Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said, citing the extraordinary nature of the investigation.

  • Georgia DA argued report should stay secret: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the report should remain under wraps for now.

  • Media said it should be released: An attorney for a national media consortium that includes USA TODAY argued for the report's immediate release, citing an "extraordinary" public interest in the inquiry.

📲 Keep reading the live blog for more details + updates

📲 Takeaways: Decisions in Trump Georgia election probe are 'imminent', but no report yet

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Will the Trump grand jury report be released? Here's what to know.