Georgia Republicans are planning to use a new state law to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for charging former President Donald Trump with 2020 election-related crimes, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Trump backers are going after Willis using a new state law approved by Gov. Brian Kemp that creates a state commission with power to sanction or oust prosecutors found to be neglecting their duties or responsible for an array of other violations…
And several GOP legislators are drafting a statement condemning Willis for deploying her office’s investigators in a case against Trump, who has said he’s the victim of a “witch hunt” and peddled derogatory baseless stories about the district attorney.
George state senator Clinton Dixon (who is white) called for investigating Willis (who is Black) under the new state law based on no actual evidence via Facebook:
Once the Prosecutorial Oversight Committee is is appointed in October, we can call on them to investigate and take action against Fani Willis and her efforts that weaponize the justice system against political opponents. This is our best measure, and I will be ready to call for that investigation.
The Intercept reports the Public Rights Project has “filed a preliminary injunction against the commission on Thursday seeking to stop it from initiating any disciplinary or removal proceedings against a prosecutor while litigation over the law is pending.”
(Sources: CNN/YouTube, Clinton Dixon/Facebook, Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Intercept)