A special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican, in connection with former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state, a Georgia official has confirmed.
Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, said he will appoint a special prosecutor to review the matter because Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from any investigation of Mr. Jones.
Ms. Willis, a Democrat, charged Mr. Trump and 18 others with felonies on Monday for interfering in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. But a state judge barred her from investigating Mr. Jones because of a conflict of interest; she hosted a fundraiser for Mr. Jones’ Democratic opponent in the last election.
State Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, a Democrat, praised the move for a special prosecutor to be selected to look into Mr. Jones’ actions following the 2020 election.
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