Posted 3/13/2024, 8:39:04 PM
Kemp signs law granting new power to discipline prosecutors, raising concerns over interference in Trump investigation
- Kemp signed a law allowing a state commission to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially interfering with Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump
- The law removes a requirement for Supreme Court approval of the commission's rules, likely facing renewed legal challenges
- Republicans say the law aims to hold rogue prosecutors accountable, but Democrats fear it overrides voters and invites abuse
- The law requires prosecutors to evaluate each case individually rather than declining to prosecute classes of offenses
- It comes amid Republican efforts to investigate Willis' use of state money and relationship with a special prosecutor