作为正在进行的一部分，佐治亚州州长布赖恩·坎普周三提交了一份动议，希望推迟传唤他在特别大陪审团面前作证刑事侦查推翻富尔顿县2020年选举的努力。
在121页的动议中，坎普的法律团队驳回了传票，声称富尔顿县地方检察官法尼·威利斯“策划了州长与调查的互动，以在选举周期中达到高潮。”
在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中，坎普的发言人提到了11月中期选举的临近。
“一年多来，州长团队不断表达他的愿望，希望提供一份完整的说明，说明他在特别大陪审团正在调查的问题中发挥的非常有限的作用，”肯普的通信主管凯蒂·伯德(Katie Byrd)说。“我们现在距离2022年大选只有几周时间，这使得我们越来越难以投入必要的时间来准备和出现。”
坎普的办公室表示，他们正在要求法官“允许州长在11月大选后上任，并指示调查人员与我们的法律团队合作，以确保他出庭期间讨论的话题仍然是他在2020年大选后对州法律和宪法的辩护。”
坎普目前定于周四在特别大陪审团面前作证。这位佐治亚州州长正在竞选连任，对手是民主党挑战者斯泰西·艾布拉姆斯，她在2018年输给了肯普。
In this July 29, 2022, file photo, Brian Kemp campaigns in McDonough, Ga.
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坎普的动议是在前总统唐纳德·特朗普的私人律师鲁迪·朱利安尼被告知他是一名调查的目标。朱利安尼周三在亚特兰大的特别大陪审团前作证。
特别大陪审团没有能力驳回起诉，只能就刑事起诉提出建议，这一过程预计需要几个月时间。
为了提出任何可能的指控，需要另一个大陪审团。
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp files motion to delay testifying in Fulton County election probe
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp filed a motion on Wednesday looking to delay a subpoena for his testimony in front of the special grand jury as part of the ongoingcriminal investigationinto efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Fulton County.
In the 121-page motion, Kemp's legal team pushed back on the subpoena, claiming Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis "engineered the Governor's interaction with the investigation to reach a crescendo in the middle of an election cycle."
In a statement to ABC News, a spokesperson for Kemp noted the proximity to the November midterm elections.
"For more than a year, the Governor's team has continually expressed his desire to provide a full accounting of his very limited role in the issues being looked at by the special grand jury," said Katie Byrd, Kemp's communications director. "We are now just weeks away from the 2022 general election, making it increasingly difficult to dedicate the time necessary to prepare and then appear."
Kemp's office said they are asking the judge "to allow the Governor to come in after the November election and direct investigators to work with our legal team to ensure the topics discussed during his appearance remain on his defense of state law and the Constitution in the aftermath of the 2020 election."
Kemp is currently slated to testify before the special grand jury on Thursday. The Georgia governor is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, who lost her bid against Kemp in 2018.
The motion from Kemp follows the news that former President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was informed that he is atarget of the investigation. Giuliani testified before the special grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.
The special grand jury does not have the ability to return an indictment, and can only make recommendations concerning criminal prosecution -- a process that's expected to take months.
Another grand jury would be needed in order to bring any possible charges.
