Judge Delays Kemp Election Probe Testimony Until After Midterms
We ran the numbers: There are 830 news articles covering this topic. 16% (132) are left-leaning, 62% (512) are centrist, and 22% (186) are right-leaning.
A judge delayed Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) from testifying in the Georgia election probe case until after the midterm elections. While left-leaning articles highlight the political underpinnings of the delay, right-leaning articles highlight details on the election probe.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on how Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney delayed Kemp’s testimony until after the November elections. McBurney wrote that “the Governor is in the midst of re-election campaign and this criminal grand jury investigation should not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor’s opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election.”
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post focuses on how Kemp is running for re-election against Stacey Abrams in November and requested the delay because he believes the election probe is politically motivated and could unfairly influence voters. Prosecutors have stated that Kemp is not a target of the investigation but a witness to conversations with Donald Trump.
A left-leaning article from Fox News focuses on how the election probe began after the disclosure of a January 2021 phone call between Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger where Trump suggested that Raffensperger could “find” the votes needed to win. Trump has denied wrongdoing and described his call as “perfect.”