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Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas Fulton DA to produce documents tied to alleged relationship

Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas Fulton DA to produce documents tied to alleged relationship Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears before Judge Scott McAfee for a hearing in the 2020 Georgia election interference case at the Fulton County Courthouse on Nov. 21, 2023 in Atlanta. (Dennis Byron/Pool via Getty Images, File)

ATLANTA — Rep. Jim Jordan is once again going after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Jordan, who is the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has subpoenaed Willis “for documents related to the Committee’s oversight of the Fulton County D.A. Office’s alleged misuse of federal grant funds.”

The move comes after a co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case accused Willis in a court filing of having an “improper relationship” with the special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, whom she brought in to head the case against former President Donald Trump and several of his allies.

Donald Trump and his co-defendants are accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election here in Georgia.

“Allegations suggest that Ms. Willis’s office misused federal grant dollars to buy computers, ‘swag,’ and travel, and, that when confronted with these allegations, Ms. Willis may have attempted to hide the misuse of these federal funds,” Jordan said in a news release.

In a letter sent to Willis and her office, Jordan said, “In our prior letters, we requested several categories of material relevant to 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.”

Previously in December, Jordan sent a letter to Willis saying he would be investigating any “cooperation” between the DA, her office, and the former House Jan. 6 committee.

In August, Jordan sent a letter to Willis demanding information on possible communications between officials with the Department of Justice and the Executive Branch over the indictment of Trump.

Willis shot back, saying Jordan’s letter to her office at the time was an “obvious” attempt “to obstruct a Georgia criminal proceeding and to advance outrageous partisan misrepresentations.”

“The demands in your letter—and your efforts at intruding upon the State of Georgia’s criminal authority—violate constitutional principles of federalism. Criminal prosecutions under state law are primarily the responsibility of state governments,” Willis wrote.

A judge told Willis that she needed to respond to the claims made against her in a court filing by Friday.

A hearing has also been scheduled to address the allegations for Feb. 15.

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