Rudy Giuliani Ordered To Testify In Georgia's Trump Election Probe

NEW YORK CITY — Former mayor Rudy Giuliani must testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating whether Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in that state's 2020 general election, a judge ordered.

The order by New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber directs Giuliani to make an Aug. 9 grand jury appearance.

The case stems from Fulton County, Georgia, where District Attorney Fani Willis is looking into "any coordinated attempts to unlawfully alter the outcome of the 2020 elections in this state," according to a letter requesting a special grand jury.

Giuliani, a Trump lawyer, vigorously peddled falsehoods about the 2020 election being stolen from former president Trump. In a Georgia hearing, he said election workers produced "suitcases" of unlawful ballots outside of poll watchers — a claim that was quickly debunked by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office.

But Giuliani kept making the claim, according to a petition filed by Willis.

“There is evidence that (Giuliani’s) appearance and testimony at the hearing was part of a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere,” the petition says.

Trump himself had called Raffensperger and implored him to pursue false claims about the election and "find" votes — a conversation recorded and first obtained by the Washington Post.

"I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state," Trump said at one point.

"Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.”

The petition to get Giuliani — as well as other Trump associates such as U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham — to appear had to go through a New York court because he doesn't live in Georgia.

The Associated Press couldn't reach Giuliani's lawyer for comment.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.