Political Rewind: Kemp files to block Fulton subpoena; Biden signs new law; Pence calls for calm

Caption

Gov. Brian Kemp is filing to block a subpoena from the Fulton County special grand jury.

The panel

Buddy Darden, former Georgia U.S. representative

Kevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Maya Prabhu, @MayaTPrabhu, reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sam Olens, @samolens, former Georgia attorney general

The breakdown

1. Gov. Brian Kemp has filed to block a subpoena summoning him to provide testimony to the Fulton County special grand jury.

• Internal tensions have gone public as District Attorney Fani Willis published a scathing letter to Kemp's attorney.
  • This comes after Kemp seemingly delayed a video testimony. Willis has since removed that option, forcing an in-person testimony.

• Willis is expected to use Kemp's testimony to discover intent behind former President Trump's calls to his office after the 2020 election.
• This comes a day after Rudy Giuliani arrived in Atlanta to testify after several delays. It's unknown what was discussed, but Giuliani was in court for six hours.

2. President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping bill that addresses health care costs, taxes on corporations and climate change.

• Although Biden's wins have been overshadowed, the legislature could be an important boost to his low approval ratings.
• The bill is expected to provide benefits for solar power and electric vehicle producers in Georgia.

3. A group of Trump supporters copied private Coffee County election data under the direction of a Trump attorney.

• Trump attorney Sidney Powell directed SullivanStrickler, an Atlanta tech company, to copy data including management servers, ballot information, and memory cards from voting machines.
• A spokesman for the secretary of state's office said, "Rogue election officials will not be tolerated in Georgia". 

Friday on Political Rewind: Jim Galloway and the panel close out an eventful week in politics.