What the Hell Is the Trump Georgia Jury Forewoman Thinking?

The Fulton County DA’s investigation into the attempt by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia has long been seen as one of the biggest legal threats to the ex-president. As prosecutor Fani Willis told The Washington Post in September, “The allegations are very serious. If indicted and convicted, people are facing prison sentences.” In January, the special grand jury impaneled to examine the case wrapped up its work, and while its indictment recommendations remain under wraps, there is obviously a possibility that its members felt Trump (and/or some of his pals) should be prosecuted. One reason the former guy and his buddies might not end up being charged? The bizarre media tour that the jury’s forewoman has been on in the last 24 hours and counting, which some legal experts fear could jeopardize the DA’s ability to nail Trump to a wall.

Speaking to The New York Times, forewoman Emily Kohrs revealed Tuesday that the special grand jury recommended multiple indictments, saying, “It is not a short list.” Asked if Donald Trump’s name was on that list, she told the outlet: “You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science…. It is not going to be some giant plot twist. You probably have a fair idea of what may be in there. I’m trying very hard to say that delicately.” In an interview with the Associated Press, Kohrs also indicated that the case involved immunity deals for witnesses as well as police escorts for her and her fellow jurors. Meanwhile, Kohrs told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the grand jury heard Trump phone calls that have not yet been disclosed to the public. “It is amazing how many hours of footage you can find of that man on the phone,” she said. When told that Trump had insisted he’d gotten “total exoneration” from the grand jury, she reportedly “burst out laughing” and asked, ”Did he really say that? Oh, that’s fantastic. That’s phenomenal. I love it.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t stop there; Kohrs went on TV too. In an interview with CNN, she reiterated that the jury had recommended that numerous people be indicted, again saying, “It’s not a short list,” and also noting that it would be “good” to assume that the jury had recommended charging more than a dozen individuals. While refusing to say if Trump was on the list, she noted that the group “discussed [Trump] a lot in the room,” adding, “When this list comes out, there are no major plot twists waiting for you.”

Later in the interview, asked what her reaction would be “if the DA decides against bringing any charges, after what you’ve seen,” she said she would be “sad if nothing happens.”

In a separate interview with MSNBC, she was asked if she had wanted to hear from Trump, to which she responded: “I wanted to hear from the former president, but honestly, I kind of wanted to subpoena the former president because I got to swear everybody in, and so I thought it would be really cool to get 60 seconds with President Trump—of me looking at him and being like ‘Do you solemnly swear…?’ and me getting to swear him in. I kind of just thought that would be an awesome moment.”