Gingrich Alleges DC Pressured Willis Into Indicting Trump Early

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) has alleged that officials in Washington, D.C., pressured Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into pushing through the racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 others.

Gingrich, who left Congress in 1999, made the comments during an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show on Thursday morning.

“I am told by a reliable source that Friday evening somebody from Washington called the district attorney in Atlanta and said, ‘You have to indict on Monday,’” Gingrich told host Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.

The former House Speaker went on to allege that the phone call to Willis came after Attorney General Merrick Garland was essentially forced to go back on his promise and appoint Delaware U.S. District Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden.

According to Gingrich, officials in Washington, D.C., called and said that Fulton County needs to indict Trump on Monday “to cover up all the mistakes we just made with Weiss,” and Willis responded that her jurors “aren’t coming back until Tuesday.”

“They said, ‘You didn’t hear me: You have to indict on Monday,’” Gingrich continued. “And she said, ‘Well, they’re not going to get here before noon.’”

The alleged pressure campaign from Washington, D.C., to create a public distraction from concerns about Weiss may have been the cause for the mistakes made by the Fulton County DA’s Office — including the supposedly “accidental” leaking of the indictments before the grand jury had even voted, according to Gingrich. The leaked documents have prompted speculation that Willis’ office may have violated Trump’s due process rights and could cause her case to be thrown out. If Gingrich’s allegations are true, it would mean that the rushed case prompted by pressure from the federal government put Willis’ case in jeopardy.

Gingrich also claimed that the pressure was the reason behind the late-night grand jury vote.

“’It doesn’t matter — we need the news media shifting off of Weiss,’” he said, quoting what his source told him was said on the call.

While he acknowledged that the information he received was “hearsay” and he had not been told who made the order to the Fulton County DA, Gingrich did confirm that the revelations came “from a person who has remarkably good sources.”