Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia, speaks during a roundtable discussion with William Barr, U.S. attorney general, federal, state, and local officials, not pictured, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Barr said the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking. The money will go to task forces combatting human trafficking, to victim services and victim housing, reports the Associated Press. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg
Georgia’s elected prosecutors could face disciplinary sanctions, removals or easier voter recalls for declining to bring charges for misdemeanors under two bills introduced Thursday.
Deborah Gonzalez, district attorney for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties.
Although one of the bills, which would set up an oversight commission, has failed before, Republicans have reintroduced it as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp criticizes prosecutors for not doing enough to prosecute all crimes—which sets the stage for GOP majorities to take action in 2023.
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