Thursday, August 4, 2022

Georgia: Fulton County District Attorney targeted by Trump support recalls

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is facing a potential recall effort over her investigation into Donald Trump's attempt to overthrow the 2020 elections. Petitioners would need more than 240,000 signatures to get a recall on the ballot.

Georgia is a Malfeasance Standard/Judicial Recall state and (absent a particularly partisan review or an Alaska Supreme Court-like decision) is unlikely to approve a recall effort. However, the article claims it will be used to attack her as ignoring crime rates and damage the jury pool. They may want to read up on the recall boomerang effect here. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rewetted a recall note and Home Depot former Chairman Bernard Marcus has been a funder of the early efforts. 

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