Why it matters: Georgia was at the center of Trump’s efforts to alter the 2020 election results, including his call where he asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes.”
Driving the news: Despite calls from some Republicans, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he won’t call a special session to investigate Willis.
- “Up to this point, I have not seen any evidence that DA Willis’ actions or lack thereof warrant action by the prosecuting attorney oversight commission,” he told reporters.
- “As long as I am governor, we’re going to follow the law and the Constitution, regardless of who it helps or harms politically,” Kemp said.
Kemp’s statements followed a letter Wednesday from Georgia’s Republican House Speaker Jon Burns, who said that calls to defund Willis’ office “flaunts the idea of separation of powers, if not outright violates it.”