Georgia Republicans suspend Trump loyalist who raged against 'RINOs' for not supporting Fani Willis probe

A Georgia Republican state senator was indefinitely suspended by the Georgia Republican Senate Caucus on Thursday after he attacked his Senate colleagues for refusing “to call for a special legislative session to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis,” Now Haberaham reports.

In a statement on the decision, caucus leaders said Sen. Colton Moore “has a right to his opinion,” but “knowingly misled people across Georgia and our nation.”

The Associated Press reports:

Moore will still be a member of the Senate and will still be a Republican, but may find it hard to pass legislation without support of the majority caucus. But he already often functioned like a party of one in the body, voting against measures that all other Republicans or all other senators supported.

Moore last month called for a special session of the Georgia Legislature to investigate what he described as Willis’ “political persecution” of Trump after the Fulton County DA charged the former president and 18 others with racketeering for their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“The Legislature has this great check and balance when it comes to controlling the purse. Ultimately, from what I’ve seen, I think she should completely be defunded of any state dollars. People in northwest Georgia and Georgians all over don’t want their tax dollars going to fund this type of political persecution,” Moore told The Hill last month.

“If it turns out that she’s doing some corrupt things, then absolutely impeach her,” Moore added.

Responding to the vote, Moore on Thursday lashed out on his Republican colleagues.

“The Georgia RINOs responded to my call to fight back against the Trump witch hunts by acting like children and throwing me out of the caucus,” Moore wrote on X. “But I’m not going anywhere.”

“The people of Georgia are 100% with me,” he added.“This is the fight of our lifetime, and I will continue to double down to defend the rule of law and do what is right. I will continue to EXPOSE Fani Willis and the RINOs covering for her.”