House Republican leaders have announced an investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after uncovering a letter she sent to the Nancy Pelosi-selected Jan. 6 Committee requesting assistance with her case involving former President Donald Trump.
According to Just the News on Monday, the investigation was launched after GOP investigators unearthed a letter from Willis dated from 2021. In the letter, Willis requested that House Democrats provide her with evidence that would advance her prosecution of Trump.
The House Administration Oversight Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Barry. Loudermilk, R-Ga., said “it was concerned that the Democrat-run investigation led by Reps. Benny Thompson and Liz Cheney may have shared evidence such as video depositions with Willis’s office while not providing them to the Republicans that took over the House chamber in 2023,” the outlet’s report added.
Louderback’s committee has accused Willis and the Jan. 6 Committee of “collusion” in the Trump prosecution.
“During its initial review of records archived by the Select Committee, the Subcommittee discovered a letter from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to the Select Committee dated December 17, 2021,” the report said, according to Just the News.
“In this letter, Willis requested access to any Select Committee records relevant to her investigation into President Trump’s actions to challenge the 2020 presidential election, including ‘recordings and transcripts of witness interviews and depositions, electronic and print records of communications, and records of travel.’”
The GOP report cited articles from news outlets like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Politico, where sources revealed that the Jan. 6 committee, led by Democrats, had shared evidence with Willis.
“Although no additional communications between the Select Committee and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office were archived by the Select Committee, the prospect of the Select Committee sharing video recordings of witness interviews with Willis but not this Subcommittee remains particularly concerning,” the GOP committee’s report added.
“The Subcommittee has opened an investigation into the extent of the coordination between Willis and the Select Committee and is committed to uncovering answers to these questions,” the report said.
