Geor­gia lieu­tenant gov­er­nor whom Fani Willis was dis­qual­i­fied from inves­ti­gat­ing has new pros­e­cu­tor to wor­ry about

A state pros­e­cu­tor has been appoint­ed in an inves­ti­ga­tion into Geori­ga Repub­li­can Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’s alleged role in attempts to over­turn the 2020 pres­i­den­tial elec­tion in the Peach State.
The Pros­e­cut­ing Attor­neys’ Coun­cil of Geor­gia announced on Thurs­day that its exec­u­tive direc­tor, Peter Skan­dalakis, has been appoint­ed to inves­ti­gate if Jones vio­lat­ed any crim­i­nal laws. No fur­ther com­ment was giv­en on the inves­ti­ga­tion.

FILE – Then-Geor­gia Lt. Gov. can­di­date Burt Jones par­tic­i­pates in a Repub­li­can pri­ma­ry debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Ander­son, Pool, File)

A judge in the state had pre­vi­ous­ly dis­qual­i­fied Ful­ton Coun­ty Dis­trict Attor­ney Fani Willis from inves­ti­gat­ing Jones after she spon­sored a fundrais­er for his Demo­c­ra­t­ic oppo­nent in the lieu­tenant guber­na­to­r­i­al elec­tion in 2022. Willis indict­ed for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, among oth­er co-con­spir­a­tors, in a sweep­ing rack­e­teer­ing indictm …