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Jewel Wicker in Atlanta

Republican state senators seek new path to unseating Georgia DA Fani Willis

A closeup of a middle-aged Black woman, with straight black shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, a large white pearl necklace, and a black suit, speaking into a microphone before a government crest.
The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, speaks during a news conference on 14 August in Atlanta. Photograph: John Bazemore/AP

Republicans at the state and federal levels are calling for multiple tactics to unseat Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney, even if their legal standing is murky and they lack the support of Georgia’s Republican governor.

Steve Gooch, the Georgia senate majority leader, and Clint Dixon, a state senator, have said they plan to use a commission designed to discipline and potentially remove rogue prosecutors to investigate Willis following her indictment of Donald Trump for attempting to reverse the results of the 2020 election.

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