Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis
Washington — House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, demanding documents related to an investigation into allegations of misuse of federal funds. The subpoena comes as part of a GOP-led panel’s probe into Willis’ handling of funds received from the Justice Department.
The subpoena specifically requests documents and communications pertaining to the receipt and utilization of federal dollars by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. Willis is required to submit the requested materials to the committee by February 23.
In a letter to Willis, Jordan stated that the information being sought will play a crucial role in shaping potential legislative reforms under consideration by the committee. Despite three prior requests, Willis has not complied with providing the requested documents to the committee.
Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have been examining how Willis used federal funds during her office’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Willis indicted Trump in August on 13 counts in a racketeering case, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Last September, Willis accused Jordan of obstructing the prosecution of Trump and referred to an earlier request for information from the Judiciary Committee as an unjustified and illegal intrusion into an open state criminal prosecution.
The subpoena of documents from Willis follows allegations that her office retaliated against an employee who expressed concerns about the potential misuse of Justice Department grants for unrelated expenses. The grants were intended for youth gang prevention in Fulton County, but according to a report by the conservative news outlet, the Washington Free Beacon, Willis’ office allegedly sought to utilize the funds for laptops, travel, and other non-related items.
The report further claimed that the whistleblower who raised concerns was ultimately terminated by Willis’ office a few weeks later.
Jordan’s letter to Willis addressed these allegations, stating, These allegations raise serious concerns about whether you were appropriately supervising the expenditure of federal grant funding allocated to your office and whether you took actions to conceal your office’s unlawful use of federal funds.
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