Republican state Senator Colton Moore called on the state's GOP governor to convene a special session to investigate the lead prosecutor.
Citing the state constitution, Moore told Kemp that"an emergency exists in the in the affairs of the state, requiring a special session to be convened under [Article IV, Section II, Paragraph VII], for all purposes, to include, without limitation, the review and response to the actions of Fani Willis."
Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday as part of Willis' years-long investigation into their efforts to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in the state. The 41-count indictment relies on the use of Georgia's, which allows state prosecutors to bring a case against any association of individuals who are engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity towards a common purpose.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks to the Georgia state GOP convention at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center on June 10, 2023, in Columbus, Georgia. State Senator Colton Moore asked Governor Brian Kemp in a Thursday letter to call for a special session, urging him to bring Georgia legislators back to the state Capitol to investigate the Trump charges brought on by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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