S9 Ep. 25: Reading Between the Lines

AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman ask legal experts what can be learned from the parts of the grand jury's final report that were made public.

Episode 25 of the Breakdown podcast, hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, titled "S9 Ep. 25: Reading Between the Lines" was published on July 14, 2025 and runs 37 minutes.

July 14, 2025 ·37m · Breakdown

Summary

After mulling it over for three weeks, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney decided to release three sections of the report, concluding "the compelling public interest in these proceedings and the unquestionable value and importance of transparency require their release." The special grand jurors reveal they have included vote tallies on each recommendation included in the report and they say they suspect one or more witnesses may have lied under oath while testifying. In Episode 25 legal experts discuss what was made public and also what was not made public. So far, only about one-third of the nine-page document has been released. Shortly after the release of the three portions of the final report, former President Donald Trump posts "total exoneration" on his social media site. But legal observers tell Breakdown it is far too early for the former president to be claiming such a thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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