- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said that the “political theater” of a special session to potentially impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not occur, despite the strong desire on behalf of some statewide conservative officials.
Willis led the investigation that recently resulted in the fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump, who, along with 18 other allies and associates, has been charged with conspiracy charges related to Georgia’s electoral results in the 2020 election. Trump faces 13 of the 41 total charges, including a purported violation of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, commonly used to prosecute crime gangs.
Earlier this month, Republican State Senator Colton Moore called on Kemp to declare an emergency session to investigate and potentially impeach Willis directly in relation to her approximate 2-and-a-half-year investigation that he claims could ultimately spark a “civil war.”
“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 by engaging in unethical or illegal behavior,” Kemp said on Wednesday.
Kemp is the governor of Georgia, not Fulton county. Fani Willis is not in his AG’s department.
Still good that he is not supporting the impeachment effort. But expected given that he ran on this.
Fulton County is part of Georgia. Kemp is the governor and oversees the AG who is elected to run state legal affairs. In Fulton County, Fani Willis was elected to run state legal affairs. It’s a government of Georgia relationship.
And Georgia is part of the US. But Fani Willis doesn’t answer to US AG Garland or president Biden any more than she does to GA AG Carr or Kemp. She works for Fulton County. She doesn’t run state legal affairs. She is a prosecutor for the county.
Correct, however she practices Georgia state law. Federal law is for the feds. State and local law is what Willis does. If she malfeasance the AG and governor can step in. That is exactly what the Georgia state legislators want. Kemp says no.