Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has responded to House Oversight Committee Chair Jim Jordan’s request for documentation regarding her office’s use of federal grants, calling the probe “politically motivated” and comparing it to threats of violence she claims to have received.
In her letter to Rep. Jordan, Willis rebuked the demand for speedy production of paperwork related to federal gang diversion funding, stating that her office had already provided substantial information about its programs funded by federal grants. She criticized the demand for completion of document demands in less than two months as unreasonable and uncustomary, stating that it would divert resources from the primary purpose of prosecuting crime.
Furthermore, Willis warned Jordan that any probe intended to interfere with her investigation of former President Donald Trump is akin to the violent and racist threats she alleges to have received as a result of her own probe. She asserted that nothing would derail her efforts to bring the election interference prosecution to trial.
Rep. Jordan had previously claimed that a whistleblower inside Willis’ office reported the redirection of anti-gang funds to inflate the budget for the Trump case. He stated that the whistleblower, who was subsequently fired, had raised concerns about Willis not following the rules of the grant and redirecting funds intended for a youth gang diversion program to pay for costs related to the Trump investigation.
The Oversight Committee warned Willis about the serious nature of funneling federal funds away from their intended purpose to support a politically charged prosecution. Despite these controversies, a Fulton County judge allowed Willis to continue prosecuting the case but ordered the dismissal of Nathan Wade, a fellow prosecutor involved in an affair with Willis. The controversies surrounding Willis have also led to a Republican challenger for her reelection.
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