House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Willis on Friday
House Republicans have issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in response to allegations of misconduct, according to information obtained by US Newzs.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, authorized the subpoena as Willis faces accusations of misusing federal funds in Georgia. Additionally, she is alleged to have terminated a whistleblower from her office in connection with the same issue.
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Willis has garnered attention over the past two years for charging former President Trump with allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The subpoena is specifically for documents related to the receipt and utilization of federal funds by the Fulton County District Attorney’s office.
The subpoena mandates Willis to provide “all documents and communications referring or relating to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office’s receipt and use of federal funds, including but not limited to, federal funds from the Department of Justice’s Office Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.”
Additionally, she is being requested to submit all documents from the same offices “referring to or relating to any allegations of the misuse of federal funds.”
This development follows the Judiciary Committee’s three previous requests for the documents in August 2023, September 2023, and December 2023.
“To date, you have failed to comply voluntarily with any of our requests,” the committee stated in a letter addressed to Willis.
It added, “The Committee’s oversight of your office’s use of federal grant funds is particularly relevant in light of public whistleblower allegations that it has misused federal funding.”
She stands accused of using a portion of a $488,000 federal grant, designated to aid at-risk youths, for “frivolous, unrelated expenses,” as mentioned in the letter. The letter further states that the funds were allegedly utilized for the purchase of MacBooks, clothing, and travel.
Trump has pleaded not guilty in the Willis-led case.