Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump

Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore speaks to reporters outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, Sept. 7, 2023. Fellow state Senate Republicans suspended Moore from their caucus, Thursday, Sept. 28, saying Moore refused to follow internal caucus rules as he attacked fellow Republicans for not backing his push to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting Donald Trump (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator who attacked them for opposing his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump.

The caucus announced Thursday that it was indefinitely suspending state Sen. Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents a district in Georgia’s northwest corner.

“Sen. Moore has a right to his opinion,” the caucus said in a statement. “However, during his advocacy for his ill-conceived proposal, Sen. Moore has knowingly misled people across Georgia and our nation, causing unnecessary tension and hostility, while putting his caucus colleagues and their families at risk of personal harm,” said the group, which has 32 of the Georgia Senate’s 56 members.