The GOP Senate Caucus announced it’s indefinitely suspending Georgia Sen. Colton Moore for demanding a special session to impeach Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis for the election interference indictment she brought against Donald Trump.
Moore made a concerted but wholly ineffective attempt within the Senate to gather support for Willis’ impeachment, which Senate Republicans called “impossible” in a statement they released about Moore’s suspension.
“Despite the fact that 32 of 33 Republican State Senators, the Governor, Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, and the Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party agree that a Special Session to take action against the Fulton County District Attorney is impossible, Senator Moore has a right to his opinion,” the statement read. “However, during his advocacy for his ill-conceived proposal, Senator Moore has knowingly misled people across Georgia and our nation, causing unnecessary tension and hostility, while putting his caucus colleagues and their families at risk of personal harm.”
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Even Georgia Governor Brian Kemp called his attempts a “grifter scam” and “political theater that only inflames the emotions of the moment.” Kemp also made it clear that Willis has not exhibited conduct that would warrant her removal or the defunding of her office.
In response to his suspension, Moore condemned Senate Republicans and characterized them as “children” for removing him from the caucus. He also defended his efforts to challenge Willis’ probe and subsequent indictment, which he said would continue.
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