Jim Jordan Threatens to Hold Fani Willis In Contempt of Congress

Jim Jordan Threatens to Hold Fani Willis In Contempt of Congress


Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have dodged a massive bullet when Judge Scott McAfee said she could remain on the case against former President Donald Trump, but her issues are not done.

On Thursday, the day before Judge McAfee’s decision, House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter to Willis in which he said she could be held in contempt of Congress.

He said that if she does not hand over the requested documents to the committee, which is investigating to see if she misused federal funds, the Judiciary Committee “will consider taking further action, such as the invocation of contempt of Congress proceeding,” ABC News reported.

He warned the prosecutor that she has until close to the end of this month to comply with the request.

“While you have indicated that additional documents may be forthcoming in response to the Committee’s subpoena, the Committee has yet to receive any additional responsive materials in the three weeks since your initial response,” he said. “Accordingly, the Committee expects that you will produce all responsive documents to the subpoena in the categories prioritized by the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 28, 2024.”

The district attorney previously denied misusing federal funds.

“Our federal grant programs are focused on helping at-risk youth and seeking justice for sexual assault victims who were too long ignored,” she said in February. “Our federal grant-funded Sexual Assault Kit Initiative has been cited by the United States Attorney General as a model program.”

Judge McAfee has decided that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must either fire special prosecutor Nathan Wade or withdraw from the case against former President Donald Trump.

Following the presentation of evidence by the attorneys representing the co-defendants in the far-reaching 2020 election interference case, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee rendered the decision.

Willis hired Nathan Wade to assist in the prosecution of the case, but four co-defendants claimed that she had an “improper” relationship with Wade.

The co-defendants claimed that Wade’s hiring by Willis was financially advantageous for him because, at the time of Wade’s hiring in 2021, they were already dating and would go on vacation together.

Before Willis’s employment, Wade and Willis denied being in a romantic relationship. The pair said they would divide the expenses of their joint travels, with Willis paying Wade back in cash for her portion of the trips.


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