GOP Leader Quits Attorney General Group, Citing Rift Over Capitol Riot

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr

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Georgia’s Chris Carr has stepped down as chairman and as a member of the Republican Attorneys General Association, citing a “significant difference of opinion” about its role in encouraging attendance at the “Stop the Steal” rally-turned-insurrection in Washington.

His resignation highlighted the continuing split within the national Republican Party between those who remain loyal to former President Donald Trump and those seeking to distance themselves and the party from him.

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GOP Leader Quits Attorney General Group, Citing Rift Over Capitol Riot