It’s the latest step in a larger House GOP probe into whether or not Fani Willis used federal funds as part of her investigation into Trump.
House Republicans are escalating their standoff with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who has come under scrutiny for her handling of a Georgia elections case involving former President Donald Trump.
Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena Friday for Willis to hand over records, including documents and any communication, related to receiving or using federal funding since Sept. 1, 2020, according to a copy of the subpoena reviewed by POLITICO.
It’s the latest step in a larger House GOP probe into whether or not Willis used federal funds as part of her investigation into Trump, who was indicted last year on racketeering charges for attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. Trump has denied the allegation.
In addition to the Georgia investigation, House Republicans have used their majority to probe nearly all of Trump’s legal cases.
Jordan, in a letter on Friday that accompanied the subpoena, said Willis’ office had failed to voluntarily comply with two previous requests for information. But Willis, in a letter to Jordan last year, accused him “abusing your authority as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to attempt to obstruct and interfere with a Georgia criminal prosecution.”
“In our prior letters, we requested several categories of material relevant for our oversight. However, in response to the recently disclosed whistleblower allegations and as an accommodation, we are prioritizing the production of documents concerning your office’s receipt and use of federal funds,” Jordan wrote Friday.
The subpoena comes after the conservative Washington Free Beacon published audio of a former employee in the district attorney’s office telling Willis that she believed she was being retaliated against after warning a campaign aide against misusing federal grant funding.
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House Republicans have subpoenaed Fulton County DA Dani Willis — the latest step in a larger House GOP probe into whether or not Willis used federal funds as part of her investigation into Donald Trump.https://t.co/53BESljQm7
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