'Flailing' Georgia attorney general (Chris Carr) condemned over charges for Cop City protesters

Source: The Guardian

‘Flailing’ Georgia attorney general condemned over charges for Cop City protesters

Republican Chris Carr accused of trying to revive bid for governor with indictment – ‘the last gasp of a dying man’

Timothy Pratt in Atlanta
Wed 29 Apr 2026 12.30 BST
Last modified on Wed 29 Apr 2026 12.32 BST

Georgia’s top law enforcement official has drawn accusations of using the weight of his office to lift his own political fortunes by bringing a new indictment against protesters of the Atlanta police training center known as Cop City.

Amid bluster about “holding the line against antifa”, Georgia attorney general Chris Carr announced charges against three activists late last week even as his bid to become Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor limps along, with less than double-digit support in polling ahead of a 19 May primary.

The move has caused some to question Carr’s timing and motives in his bid for political power.

“Carr’s gubernatorial campaign is flailing,” said Paul Glaze, a veteran of Democratic political campaigns in Georgia. “It’s the last gasp of a dying man.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/georgia-cop-city-protesters-charges