In rejecting an effort to target Trump prosecutor Fani Willis (D), the Georgia governor undercut the GOP’s whole “weaponization” push.
Kemp seriously undercut both Trump and the GOP’s continual unsubstantiated claims of the “weaponization” of the government.
“Up to this point, I have not seen any evidence that DA Willis’ actions or lack thereof warrant action by the prosecuting attorney oversight commission,” Kemp said Thursday. He added, “As long as I am governor, we’re going to follow the law and the Constitution, regardless of who it helps or harms politically.”to “some grifter scam that somebody’s doing to help them raise a few dollars in their campaign account.”Kemp’s comments are particularly notable given that hein May creating the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which has the power to remove local prosecutors from office.
The push to target Willis is being led by a GOP state senator, Colton Moore, who said last month, “I’m not going to sit back and watch as radical left prosecutors politically TARGET political opponents.” Moore claimed he had the support of three-fifths of each chamber for the special session, though Kemp’s office hasMoore’s comments echo those of Trump, who has regularly cast Willis as out to get him politically.
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