Lawyers for Gov. Brian Kemp are seeking to quash a subpoena to appear before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating election interference as the largely secret proceedings are entering a new phase of bitter public fights over questioning.

The 121-page filing also accuses the Fulton County district attorney's office of being unresponsive to the governor's efforts to meet over the last 18 months and argues DA Fani Willis was making the probe political ahead of the November election.

"Unfortunately, what began as an investigation into election interference has itself devolved into its own mechanism of election interference," the filing from attorney Brian McEvoy reads. "This is particularly egregious when directed toward the State’s highest executive, who is not accused of any wrongdoing and is occupied with the business of governing."

The motion also argues that the governor should not have to answer the subpoena because of sovereign immunity and says some of the things he could be asked about are protected by attorney-client privilege and executive privilege.

Kemp was scheduled to testify Thursday, according to a subpoena filed as part of the motion to quash, after the DA's office canceled a previously-scheduled appointment for the governor to give video testimony. Now, his testimony is on hold until a judge rules on the motion.

Most of the 121 pages are email threads from the governor's attorney and the district attorney's office, detailing the unraveling of a...

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