The Georgia Hour, episode 159: Fani Willis REMOVED and 2026 Race Heats Up!

Dive into the lat­est Geor­gia Hour pod­cast, where host BKP unpacks major polit­i­cal devel­op­ments in Geor­gia, includ­ing the removal of DA Fani Willis from the Trump RICO case, updates on the 2020 alter­nate elec­tors, and the heat­ed 2026 guber­na­to­r­i­al race. Get the full scoop on law enforce­ment vic­to­ries, vot­er main­te­nance audits, and why Georgia’s polit­i­cal land­scape is shift­ing fast. Stay informed with break­ing news and exclu­sive insights from the Voice of Rur­al Amer­i­ca Net­work.

• Fani Willis Removed from Trump RICO Case:
  • Break­ing news: Geor­gia Supreme Court removes Ful­ton Coun­ty DA Fani Willis from the 2020 alter­nate elec­tors RICO case due to con­flicts of inter­est involv­ing her rela­tion­ship with Nathan Wade.
  • Case still active but stalled; a non-par­ti­san state agency must now find a new pros­e­cu­tor, which could delay or derail the case entire­ly.
  • Attor­ney Gen­er­al Chris Carr holds sig­nif­i­cant influ­ence, poten­tial­ly able to dis­miss the case, impact­ing for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump and co-defen­dants.
  • Com­par­i­son to Lieu­tenant Gov­er­nor Burt Jones’ case, where a sim­i­lar removal led to no pros­e­cu­tion, sug­gest­ing a like­ly out­come for the Trump case.
• Pos­i­tive Law Enforce­ment Update:
  • Cap­tain Brant­ley Wor­ley, shot in McCaysville, Geor­gia, is set to return home, with the sus­pect appre­hend­ed and denied bail.
  • A moment of cel­e­bra­tion for Georgia’s law enforce­ment com­mu­ni­ty, high­light­ing the Appalachi­an Judi­cial Circuit’s swift action.
• 2026 Geor­gia Governor’s Race Inten­si­fies:
  • Can­di­dates announced: Wealthy busi­ness­man Clark Dean, Lieu­tenant Gov­er­nor Burt Jones, and Attor­ney Gen­er­al Chris Carr are in the Repub­li­can race.
  • For­mer Repub­li­can Jeff Dun­can enters as a Demo­c­rat.
  • Host spec­u­lates on polit­i­cal moti­va­tions and the impact of ear­ly cam­paign moves, with a focus on fundrais­ing as a key indi­ca­tor to watch.
• Vot­er Main­te­nance Audits Gain Trac­tion:
  • Increas­ing dis­cus­sion around vot­er list main­te­nance audits, dri­ven by Sec­re­tary of State Brad Raf­fensperg­er and Gabriel Sterling’s cam­paigns.
  • Raffensperger’s activ­i­ties sug­gest a run for high­er office, pos­si­bly gov­er­nor or Sen­ate, with a focus on eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment and com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment.
• Edu­ca­tion Cri­sis in Geor­gia:
  • Alarm­ing sta­tis­tics: Geor­gia ranks 38th in nation­al edu­ca­tion, with only 31% pro­fi­cien­cy in sci­ence and 35% in read­ing and math.
  • Dr. Ran­dall Tram­mell, a can­di­date for State School Super­in­ten­dent, deliv­ers a com­pelling case for reform, con­trast­ing with incum­bent Richard Woods’ focus on cur­sive writ­ing.
  • Tram­mell to appear on the show to dis­cuss action­able solu­tions for Georgia’s edu­ca­tion sys­tem.
• Sen­ate and Local Elec­tion Updates:
  • Ear­ly vot­ing under­way in Geor­gia State Sen­ate Dis­trict 21, with Demo­c­rat Deb­o­rah Shan­ley backed by Sen­a­tors Warnock and Ossoff, sig­nal­ing uni­fied Demo­c­ra­t­ic sup­port.
  • Repub­li­cans appear frag­ment­ed, poten­tial­ly weak­en­ing their posi­tion against a strong Demo­c­ra­t­ic push.
  • Con­gress­man Mike Collins and Sen­a­tor Jon Ossoff are neck-and-neck in polls, with fundrais­ing crit­i­cal to the out­come.
• Eco­nom­ic and Indus­try Shifts:
  • Rivian’s $5 bil­lion elec­tric vehi­cle project in Geor­gia faces pres­sure from the Trump admin­is­tra­tion, with Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp reaf­firm­ing sup­port at a ground­break­ing cer­e­mo­ny.
  • Con­cerns about South Kore­an invest­ment in Georgia’s bat­tery plants (e.g., SK On, LG Ener­gy Solu­tions) and accu­sa­tions of for­eign work­ers dis­plac­ing Amer­i­can jobs.
  • Mar­vel Stu­dios report­ed­ly pulling film pro­duc­tion from Geor­gia to the UK due to ris­ing costs and bet­ter incen­tives, threat­en­ing local jobs.
• Polit­i­cal Con­tro­ver­sies and Events:
  • Crit­i­cism of Geor­gia Repub­li­can Par­ty Chair­man Josh McK­oon for fail­ing to secure Repub­li­can rep­re­sen­ta­tion on the Ful­ton Coun­ty Board of Elec­tions.
  • Upcom­ing Cen­tral Geor­gia Repub­li­can Fish Fry in 2025 high­light­ed as a key vot­er engage­ment event, with a planned three-hour live broad­cast.
  • Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp’s enthu­si­as­tic sup­port for Derek Doo­ley con­trast­ed with his lack of sup­port for Her­schel Walk­er in past Sen­ate race, rais­ing ques­tions about par­ty loy­al­ty.