On Thursday, the Georgia Senate Republican Caucus suspended State Senator Colton Moore.  Senate Republicans said in a statement that Senator Moore had “knowingly misled” constituents and others in his calls for a special session to reprimand the district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump.

Moore, who represents Chattooga, Walker, Dade and a portion of Floyd County in the Georgia Senate, released this statement:

Today’s removal is a direct result of me calling on my Republican colleagues in the Senate to do their job and sign onto an emergency session to investigate Fani Willis.

The Georgia Constitution clearly outlines the legislature’s power to call an emergency session to investigate a judicial officer. After urging my Republican Senate colleagues to join me… they responded by acting like children and throwing me out of the caucus.

I stand by my Republican principles. I stand by the Republican platform. I will continue to serve as a Republican Senator from the great state of Georgia. Unfortunately, now I will be forced to refer to my colleagues, who ran on being “Trump conservatives” as the RINO caucus.

The people of Georgia are 100% with me. This is the fight of our lifetime, and I will continue to double down to defend the rule of law and do what is right.

The Senate Republican Caucus released a statement saying:

“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”.

The Senate Republican Caucus said Moore had been asked to tone down the language he’s been using in his calls for a special session, which they say can’t happen even if they supported one because it would need Democratic backing or a call by Kemp, who has ruled it out.

Fellow Republicans have accused Moore of grandstanding and pandering for campaign donations in his call for a special session of the Georgia Legislature.