Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns called the effort from his Republican caucus members 'a reckless course of action.'
"Regardless of your views of this case, removing this funding would also have the unintended consequence of causing a delay or complete lack of prosecution of other serious offenses like murder, rape, armed robbery, gang prosecution, batter, etc.," he wrote."If we are concerned about the levels of serious crime in Atlanta, this move would obviously be harmful to the public safety.
In a Truth Social post accusing Kemp of"fighting hard against the impeachment of the crooked incompetent & highly partisan D.A. of Fulton County," Trump blasted Willis for allowing violent crime to"MASSIVELY ESCALATE." "Crime in Atlanta is WORST IN NATION. She should be impeached for many reasons, not just the Witch Hunt " the former president wrote last week.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Georgia lawmaker warns of ‘fighting it in the streets’ if Republicans fail to defund Fani WillisThe Georgia state senator pushing to defund the Fulton County district attorney’s office following the indictment of former President Donald Trump is warning his colleague that if they don’t act, “our constituencies are going to be fighting it in the streets.”
Read more »
Meadows calls out Fani Willis for factual error in indictment: ReportA text message Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleged Mark Meadows sent to a Georgia secretary of state official in December 2020 actually went to a different official in the office, Meadows said during a hearing on Monday.
Read more »
Fani Willis 'overplayed her hand' with Mark Meadows: Legal analystJonathan Turley warned how Meadows' indictment could strengthen other co-defendants' positions in Willis' election interference case.
Read more »
Judge Chutkan sets Fani Willis up for disappointment in Trump trialTrump's legal team has pledged to appeal amid speculation about conflicting trial dates.
Read more »
Donald Trump indicted: Fani Willis asks judge to expedite trial for 'all 19 defendants'Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked the judge presiding over the sprawling racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump to expedite the trial for 'all 19 defendants' to Oct. 23, 2023.
Read more »
Fani Willis' 'smart move' ramps up the pressure on Donald TrumpThe Fulton County district attorney is hoping to prosecute all 19 defendants together in her sprawling election interference case.
Read more »