Kemp Accuses Fulton County DA of 'Engineering' Probe Amid Abrams Challenge

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is accusing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of "engineering" her subpoena for his testimony at the height of his reelection campaign against his Democratic rival Stacey Abrams.

In a court document filed Wednesday, Kemp's attorneys argued that Willis' office "engineered the Governor's interaction with the investigation to reach a crescendo in the middle of an election cycle." Willis, a Democrat, is investigating an alleged Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

In the motion to dismiss the subpoena issued by the district attorney's office, the governor claimed that his appearance before a grand jury was "being pursued at this time for improper political purposes." The filing said that the timing of the subpoena showed "at best, disregard of an unnecessary risk to the political process, and at worst, an attempt to influence the November 2022 election cycle."