Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has established a deadline for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to submit documents as part of a probe into her office's indictment of President-elect Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants on election interference and RICO charges. The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jordan, has requested information regarding the relationship between Willis’s office and the January 6 Select Committee as well as any potential collusion with the Department of Justice, as FOX 5 Atlanta reports.
Jordan, in his role scrutinizing the DA's actions, has expressed concerns over the motives behind Willis's investigations and has now specified a deadline of 5 p.m. on Dec. 9 for compliance, however, Willis has responded with a nine-page letter condemning Jordan for exercising his power inappropriately and alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution by obstructing her office's legal proceedings, she wrote, "Your public statements and your letter itself make clear that you lack any legitimate legislative purpose for that inquiry: your job description as a legislator does not include criminal law enforcement, nor does it include supervising a specific criminal trial because you believe that doing so will promote your partisan political objectives," as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
The escalated exchange comes just after a ruling from a Fulton County Superior Court judge asserting that Willis's office transgressed Georgia's Open Records Act by failing to share records with a conservative group, Judicial Watch, which sought the same communications Rep. Jordan is currently after. Jordan's committee is also investigating Willis for potential misuse of funds related to the employment and compensation of Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor once associated with Willis, as noted in January by Jordan, as per the House Judiciary Committee.
As a result of the lawsuit by Judicial Watch which went unanswered by Willis’ office until the judge delivered a default judgment ordering a thorough sweep of DA's records to be shared with Judicial Watch "with copies of all responsive records that are not legally exempted or excepted from disclosure," according to details from the House Judiciary Committee website. This turns up the pressure on Willis, who now faces not only congressional scrutiny but also legal penalties including the possible coverage of Judicial Watch's legal fees.
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