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Gov. Brian Kemp hasn't received 'any evidence' state Sen.

Moore has majority necessary for Willis impeachment
Moore claimed in a letter to the governor Thursday that he had '3/5 of each respective house' behind his motion to call
a special session
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News

Published August 18, 2023 12:49pm EDT

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FIRST ON FOX: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office says the state senator seeking to
impeach the prosecutor handling the Georgia case against former President Donald
Trump has not provided evidence that he has the necessary support to call a special
session.

Ina letter to the governor filed Thursday, state Sen. Colton Moore claimed to have the
support of "3/5 of each respective house" in the state legislature regarding his efforts to
impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

"We have not been provided any evidence to support that assertion," spokesman Garrison
Douglas told Fox News Digital.

GEORGIA STATE SENATOR MOVES TOWARD IMPEACHING DA FANI WILLIS OVER

TRUMP CHARGES

Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia, speaks during a rally in Atlanta, Georgia. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Moore is moving to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over the charges
brought against former President Trump.

"As a Georgia State Senator, I am officially calling for an emergency session to review the
actions of Fani Willis," Moore said on social media Thursday. "America is under attack. I’m
not going to sit back and watch as radical left prosecutors politically TARGET political
opponents."

"We, the undersigned, being duly elected members of the Georgia House of
Representatives and Georgia Senate, and comprising 3/5 of each respective house,
pursuant to Article IV, Section II, Paragraph VII(b), hereby certify to you, in writing, with a
copy to the Secretary of State, that in our opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the
state, requiring a special session to be convened under that section, for all purposes, to
include, without limitation, the review and response to the actions of Fani Willis," Moore
wrote in his letter to the governor the same day.

Moore, in a statement to Fox News Digital, clarified that the statement in the letter alluding
to having a majority in both houses was not accurate.

"Tell Brian Kemp and his team to turn off CNN and open their eyes. I've done 25 TV, radio,
and podcast interviews with one identical message: I need 3/5 of my colleagues to sign
the letter ," Moore told Fox News Digital. " The people of Georgia want action, not more
empty promises from fluff politicians."

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Regarding further questions on the state senator's bid to impeach Willis, Kemp's office
said it could not comment due to the governor's involvement in the case.

"Given the governor was subpoenaed in this case in November of 2022, our office will not
be commenting further," he added.

Kemp's office directed Fox News Digital to comments made by one of Kemp's senior
advisors, Cody Hall.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference in
Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the
state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

"Where have I heard special session, changing decades-old law, and overturning
constitutional precedent before?" Hall asked in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-
"Oh right, prior to Republicans losing two Senate runoffs in January of 2021."

"What are people hoping to learn in the second kick of the election-losing mule?" Hall
continued.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and
can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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