Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has ruled out the idea of state lawmakers holding a special session to remove from office Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting the election interference case against the former president. Donald Trump.
“Let me be clear: We have a law in the state of Georgia that clearly outlines the legal steps that can be taken if constituents believe their local prosecutors are violating their oath of office by engaging in illegal or unethical behavior,” Kemp said in a Press conference. Thursday.
“To this point, I have seen no evidence that Prosecutor Willis’s actions or lack thereof warrant action by the prosecutor’s oversight commission. As long as he is governor, we will respect the law and the Constitution, regardless of who he helps politically,” he added.
Calls for a special legislative session that would potentially lead to the removal of Willis have been spearheaded by Republican state Sen. Colton Moore, who earlier this month sent a letter to Kemp arguing that “there is an emergency in the affairs of the State, which is why it is necessary to convene a special session” to review “the actions of Fani Willis.”
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp dismissed the idea of state lawmakers holding a special session to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from office. Nathan Posner/Shutterstock
Willis is prosecuting the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. PA
Moore has implored his fellow Republican state senators to sign his letter and has also created an online petition to “investigate the office of corrupt District Attorney Fani Willis.”
“I demand that we defund his office until we find out what the hell is going on,” Moore writes in the petition.
Moore’s efforts have been praised by the 77-year-old former president, who faces 13 felony charges in the Willis case, but few Republican state lawmakers support calls to investigate the 52-year-old prosecutor.
“The highly respected Georgia State Senator, Colton Moore, deserves everyone’s thanks and congratulations for having the courage and conviction to fight the radical left wing nuts who are doing so much harm to the great state of Georgia and, frankly, to the United States itself,” Trump said in a video. posted on Truth Social Wednesday.
Colton Moore’s efforts have been praised by the former president, who faces 13 felony charges in the Willis case, but few Republican state lawmakers support calls to investigate the prosecutor. Colton Moore/Twitter
The Republican Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, Jon Burns, criticized the effort this week, arguing that it would be unconstitutional.
“Targeting a specific district attorney in this way certainly flaunts the idea of separation of powers, if not outright violation of it,” he wrote Wednesday in a letter to the Republican group.
“Unfortunately, Georgia REPUBLICANS are blocking my efforts,” Moore he tweeted on Wednesday.
Trump opted not to be prosecuted in person in response to the Georgia indictment accusing him of illegally conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 state election and pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Kemp has strongly rejected the former president’s allegations of voter fraud.
“The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen. For almost three years, anyone with evidence of fraud has not come forward, under oath, or proven anything in a court of law,” Kemp wrote in a tweet earlier this month.
“Our elections in Georgia are safe, accessible and fair and will continue to be so as long as I am Governor. The future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our focus,” said the governor.
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