Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones hits back at 'sickening' special prosecutor probe targeting his role in Trump case
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Republican Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones told Fox News Digital that an expected probe into his connection to the state's case against former President Trump was "sickening."
"I haven't done anything wrong, and the people who are being indicted in Fulton County, I don't think they've done anything wrong either," Jones said. "They were expressing their opinions in a lot of cases, and for them to be charged and booked and fingerprinted, as if they're common criminals is something that I just — it's a little disturbing, to be honest with you." Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
Jones, seen as a likely front-runner in the race to replace current Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2026 election, was one of the 16 so-called "fake" electors who claimed Trump won Georgia and attempted to conduct a secret meeting at the State Capitol on December 14, 2020, in an alleged effort to overturn President Biden's victory in the state. Three of the 16 were indicted alongside Trump on allegations of forgery, false statements and impersonating a public officer, among other crimes.