By Ken Zino

The report’s introduction and conclusion, as well as a section where the grand jurors expressed unease that some witnesses may have lied under oath in the partial report released Thursday by Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney confirmed what is already publicly known. A crime regarding an allegation of election fraud has likely been committed. The Grand jury found by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud was committed. 

There isn’t enough here for me to comment on, so I’ll have to wait for the widely expected indictments. Like detective Sam Spade throughout most of The Maltese Falcon, we know that people are lying. We still don’t know how many people in this pending case shot to kill American Democracy. Interesting coincidences – in both cases there is an overweight man (described in Dashiell Hammett’s classic detective novel with a politically incorrect epithet for his physical appearance), a lying blonde, and perfidious relatives.

Any recommendations on who should or should not be prosecuted will remain secret for now to protect his or her due process rights, McBurney wrote in the opinion ordering the skimpy release (just four of its nine pages were released) today. The cast of characters who testified over several months include clear Trump supporters – disbarred attorney Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. There are Georgia politicians, starting at the top with Gov. Brian Kemp. How about the 16 Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate in December 2020 falsely stating that Trump had won the state and that they were its “duly elected and qualified” electors? 

So, I await Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to say something to the effect that I don’t care who loves you, I’m not going to play the sap for you. The stuff that dreams are made of?

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•Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA), 89, will not seek re-election in 2024. California Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already announced they will run for the Democratic nomination for her seat. 

•Coverage and analysis of President Biden’s State of the Union address, plus commentary by Ken Zino, “Biden’s Strategy Wins,” this column and Stephen Macaulay, “Say Goodbye, Joe,” in the right column.

•As Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave the traditional opposing-party response to Biden’s State of the Union address (right column), Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) gave a response on behalf of the progressive Working Families Party (this column).

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