Rudy Giuliani has been ordered by a justice of the New York Supreme Court to testify before a grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., where a district attorney is investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
In a filing in Fulton County Superior Court, District Attorney Fani Willis indicated that Giuliani, an attorney and close ally of the former president, was ordered to testify on Aug. 9 by Justice Thomas Farber after Giuliani failed to appear for a July 13 hearing to challenge a Fulton County subpoena.
The development is the latest twist in a rapidly advancing criminal inquiry by Willis, which has resulted in subpoenas for some of Trump’s closest allies, as well as dozens of Republican lawmakers and officials in Georgia. Willis has recently issued subpoenas for other Trump allies who helped advance his efforts to seize a second White House term despite losing the 2020 election, including attorneys John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro and Cleta Mitchell, plus Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).