Republicans are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she indicted former President Donald Trump and his allies this month for allegedly working to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Georgia state Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, a Republican, said the legislature is poised to hold hearings to determine if Willis is using “her position in a political manner” and whether her office is being “weaponized against Republican candidates running for office” following a two-year-long investigation into the former president and other Republican defendants.“We believe she is definitely tainted,” Gooch said.
Senate Bill 92 went into effect in July, granting lawmakers the ability to remove or punish elected prosecutors for misconduct or other acts. The commission is expected to be launched by October. The House Judiciary Committee launched a probe into Willis on Thursday, the same day Trump was arrested at an Atlanta jail on RICO charges. Rep. Jim Jordan wrote to Willis, claiming her “indictment and prosecution implicate substantial federal interests, and the circumstances surrounding your actions raise serious concerns about whether they are politically motivated.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced the investigation while showing her support for Trump outside the Fulton County Jail.
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