The motion to kill the subpoena was filed by the governor.
According to sources in the governor's office, Kemp was subpoenaed to testify in person after the Fulton County District Attorney's Office canceled the video testimony.
The governor's office requested a list of questions that he could be asked.
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Kemp's attorneys want a judge to delay his testimony until they have the answers to the questions the governor can ask.
The grand jury is going to hear testimony from the governor.
The statement came from Kemp's office.
For more than a year the Governor's team has continuously expressed his desire to provide a full accounting of his very limited role in the issues being looked at by the special grand jury. We are just weeks away from the general election and it is difficult to devote the time necessary to prepare and appear. We are asking the judge to allow the governor to come in after the election to speak to the grand jury about his defense of state law and the Constitution.
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