Georgia AG quits chair of prosecutors' group in riot fallout
JEFF AMY, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, Georgia attorney general Chris Carr speaks in Atlanta. On April 16, 2021, Carr resigned his post as chairman of the Republican Attorney Generals Association, citing “fundamental differences” with other top prosecutors in the direction the group should take following its promotion of the Jan. 6 “Stop the steal” rally that immediately preceded the riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)Branden Camp/AP
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top prosecutor has resigned as chairman of the national Republican Attorneys General Association, saying he has had a “fundamental difference of opinion” with some of the other 24 members since the group encouraged the crowd that breached the Capitol on Jan. 6.