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GA Gov. Brian Kemp shoots down speculation that Fulton County DA Fani Willis will be punished or removed from office for indicting Trump et al. “The bottom line is that in the state of Georgia as long as I’m governor, we’re going to follow the law and the Constitution, regardless of who it helps and harms politically. Over the last few years, some inside and outside of this building may have forgotten that. But I can assure you that I have not.” https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/clear-dividing-line-in-georgia

 For those of you who thing the Trump RICO case in Georgia is a slam dunk, here's an insightful comment from a thread over at jabberwocking.com: "Trump's plan for Georgia is to have Republican-appointed officials on the new PAQC [Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission] remove DA Fani Willis and poof! Trump's schedule is suddenly freed up. "There’s a one-hundred percent chance that’s going to happen," according to a Georgia State law professor. "Maybe. I'm not so sure it'll happen that way. But let's say it does. Then what happens if Fani Willis is removed by the new state commission? Who gets to replace her? The law (now being challenged in court) gives authority to the commission to remove a DA, but not to appoint a replacement. Does the governor name a replacement? (It's not a state office. I wouldn't think so.) Does the Fulton County DA's office make an Asst. DA an Acting DA till a new election? "What happens next...