What just got unsealed
Fulton County lifted a protective order and released special grand jury transcripts used in the Georgia RICO case. The documents include testimony from former U.S. Senator David Perdue. That makes this more than backroom rumor. It is sworn words on paper, which means officials, lawyers, and judges will have to explain what they knew and when they knew it.
Perdue’s central claim
Perdue told the grand jury he was shown evidence in May 2021 that he found convincing. He says the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told him in November 2021 that the agency would not probe further because the governor did not want them to. Perdue quoted the GBI head as saying he was a team player. Those are strong claims. They point to politics getting in the way of fact finding.
Who is Vic Reynolds and why it matters
Vic Reynolds ran the GBI at the time Perdue says he spoke to him. Reynolds later wrote a letter to True The Vote and the Atlanta Journal Constitution that said a key source was not provided. Reynolds has since been named to a state judgeship by the governor. That sequence of events looks cozy to some. At minimum it invites questions about how the agency handled outside evidence and how officials moved from inquiry to quiet close.
True The Vote says a different story
The group that presented the material to the GBI says it met with Reynolds and his team in early 2021 and then tried to follow up. True The Vote says the FBI even offered a secure database to hold the evidence. According to their account, the GBI stopped communicating. That version conflicts with the GBI letter. When two official stories diverge, investigators usually look for records and timestamps. Those records will matter if the case goes deeper.
Why the timing is curious
Perdue says the GBI was shown evidence in May and then backed away in November. Between those months the 2020 election fallout was intense. Many agencies were busy. Appointing or promoting officials during that period raises eyebrows. If political leaders were part of the decision to halt a probe, the timing could matter for claims about bias, witness access, or lost evidence. The sequence will be a focus for anyone who wants answers.
Legal questions that follow
Perdue’s testimony triggers at least two legal questions. First, did prosecutors in the special grand jury or later trials know about this alleged decision and fail to share it with defendants? Second, if the GBI declined to investigate and that affected evidence, did that amount to misconduct? Those are technical legal issues. They can become big headaches for prosecutors if courts find mistakes were made.
Who else is in the frame
The grand jury transcript shows Nathan Wade questioned Perdue. Wade later became part of a separate controversy involving the lead prosecutor. That overlap ties different threads together. When staff on a high-profile case have ethics problems, it gives defense lawyers new angles to explore. It also makes the public less confident in the neat narratives that often show up in press releases.
What might come next
With the transcripts out in the open, the Department of Justice and the FBI are expected to look closer at what happened in Fulton County. Courts may also have to sort out whether prosecutors in the RICO case shared everything they should have. Expect more documents, and expect more hearings. This is the part where paper trails and timestamps start to decide who had the stronger case.
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