Willis wrote in her request for the approval of a special grand jury that her office, "received information indicating a reasonable probability that the State of Georgia's administration of elections in 2020, including the State's election of President of the United States, was subject to possible criminal disruptions."
Trump has defended the phone conversation, saying, "I didn't say anything wrong in the call, made while I was President on behalf of the United States of America, to look into the massive voter fraud which took place in Georgia," he would later refer to it as a "perfect phone call."
Willis' subpoena power could yield better results than those carrying out the congressional investigation. "The fact that this is a criminal investigation may give it a much higher priority than, for example, the work of the congressional January 6 committee," Cunningham suggested.