Thread by @lawofruby

I watched or read all of the interviews the Fulton County special grand jury forewoman did so you don’t have to. And after a night of sleep and hearing from experts, I don’t think this is worth freaking out about. 1/

Emily Kohrs struck me as an excitable young woman who, despite not voting in ‘16 or ‘20, was delighted to find herself at the center of something that matters to our democratic process. And as she reveled in that, she had many of us holding our collective breath. 2/

She was like an overconfident gymnast on a balance beam: One somersault or even an errant step away from a big tumble that could hurt the process. Fortunately, she stayed on. 3/

For all the talking she did, she didn’t say much. Yes, we now know Meadows testified and invoked privilege often. Yes, she confirmed they recommended indictments of more than a dozen people. Yes, she was flabbergasted & amused when told of Trump’s claim of “total exoneration.” 4/

And yes, I’d bet many of you would clean her out in poker, given her face’s propensity to say what her mouth would not. But did she reveal deliberations about specific charges or people? At worst, she explained why the special grand jury declined to call Trump for testimony. 5/

I’m not saying a future defendant won’t make a motion of some kind based on her media tour. But given that GA special grand juries are investigative, not charging, bodies & that GA law, unlike federal law, favors public disclosure of grand jury proceedings, it’ll likely fail. 6/

I’m also not telling you that DA Willis and Judge McBurney have no right to be annoyed. We don’t know exactly how the judge instructed the grand jurors & if she stayed on the right side of *his* line. And were I Willis, I’d be irritated by any grand juror talking publicly now. 7/

Still, Emily Kohrs’s pursuit of her fifteen minutes is not likely to preclude anyone indicted and convicted from serving their term of years. 8/

If anything, the interviews revealed she is no Democratic partisan hack. She walked in mostly ignorant about the 2020 storyline & was taken by the GOP stars she met. Shaking hands with Rudy was her “coolest” moment. Trump spoke in an “iconic” way. Graham was a personable hoot. 9/

I just hope whatever happens, wherever she is, her appreciation for the role we all can play means she’ll vote next year. FIN