Alaina Kelley
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And also, oh, so suddenly...
Yeah, everybody doesn't like this book, and they think, like... Everybody thinks the book is a bunch of, a crock of shit, and all of a sudden they're like, but we are going to bring him in front of a grand jury.
It's like, wait, which one is it?
Yeah, make that make sense.
Now, the announcement of the grand jury came as a surprise.
Not only because, like you said, it consisted of one man...
That doesn't seem grand to me.
I don't know who George is, but he's got to be real grand.
But also because Connecticut does not require a grand jury before felony charges can be filed.
According to Connecticut lawyer Norman Pattis.
Grand juries in Connecticut are only used for political purposes.
Having a grand jury provides insulation for a prosecutor in a politically sensitive case.
Because the decision to indict is made by a panel of anonymous citizens.