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A prosecutor doesn't have to provide ANY exculpatory evidence to the grand jury, they only present the governments evidence. A true bill from a grand jury only says there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed, nothing more.
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Actually DOJ guidelines require US Attorneys to meet the burden of preponderance of the evidence.
Grand juries in the United States - Wikipedia
A grand jury is instructed to return an indictment if the probable causes tandard has been met. The grand jury's decision is either a "true bill" (formerly billa vera, resulting in an "indictment"), or "no true bill".
Probable cause - Wikipedia
Probable cause, in conjunction with a preponderance of the evidence, also refers to the standard by which a grand jury believes that a crime has been committed. The term comes from the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution: