And So it Begins? CNN Reports Bernard Kerik is Seeking Immunity in Trump’s Georgia Election Fraud Case

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Bernard Kerik is seeking immunity before responding to a subpoena issued by the Fulton County DA’s office to testify in the first trial of the Election Fraud case against former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants.

Kerik is a long-time Trump confidant, having served as New York City Police Commissioner under then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Kerik is a convicted felon who has served time for ethics violations and tax fraud, but was pardoned by former President Trump. And now, according to CNN, he may be willing to testify at the request of Fulton County prosecutors in exchange for immunity.

CNN’s Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen report:

The Fulton County district attorney’s office has issued a subpoena to former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik to testify in the first trial later this month in the case stemming from election subversion plots in Georgia, according to his lawyer.

But Kerik’s lawyer, Tim Parlatore, is demanding that his client be granted immunity in exchange for testifying, pointing out that prosecutors indicated in the indictment that Kerik was a “co-conspirator” in the case. While not named in the indictment, CNN previously reported that Kerik is co-conspirator No. 5.

With the Kerik subpoena, the Fulton County district attorney’s office is trying to secure potentially crucial trial testimony from a witness who can shed light on various efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to upend the 2020 election results in Georgia. Two of the 19 defendants – pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro and former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell – are set to go on trial on October 23.

Last week, Scott Hall was the first of the 18 defendants charged along with  Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia to enter a plea in the case, pleading guilty Friday.

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