Another letter sent by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) to U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) was obtained by the media on Thursday. In the letter, Willis again rebuked Jordan’s requests for information about her case against former President Donald Trump, and denied the U.S. Constitution gives Congress oversight of her work.
In her letter, which is dated Wednesday, Willis accused Jordan of either being “ignorant of the United States and Georgia Constitutions and codes” or using his “authority as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to attempt to obstruct and interfere” with her case against Trump.
Willis then referenced Jordan’s September 10 appearance with Mark Levin on Fox News, which featured discussion about Willis’ case against Trump. According to Willis, Jordan told Levin that “[w]e’re trying to stop this stuff as well,” which Willis claimed was an admission of his intent to obstruct her investigation, and thus, “offensive to the rule of law.”
She then suggested Jordan instruct Congress to provide Fulton County with more money for various issues “which would make life better for the American people.”
Jordan began an inquiry into Willis’ case against Trump in August, just hours before the former president surrendered at the controversial Fulton County Jail. The congressman argued Willis’ “indictment appears to be an attempt to use state criminal law to regulate the conduct of federal officers acting in their official capacities.”
Willis denied her case necessitated federal oversight when she replied to Jordan’s letter in September, according to United Press International, which reported that Jordan responded to that letter by declaring Willis’ indictment “implicates ‘substantial federal interests'” due to Fulton County’s receipt of federal funds.
Fulton County currently has a significant backlog of criminal cases, and 10 people have died so far this year while awaiting trial at Fulton County Jail. At press time, either the jail or Willis’ office are facing probes or investigations from the U.S. House, the Department of Justice, and the Georgia Senate.
Senators also filed an ethics complaint against Willis last week with the new Prosecuting Attorneys Qualification Commission, alleging she “cherry-picked” cases based on her political views, which causing the Fulton County Jail to become overcrowded and violent. Though the complaint did not mention Trump, it did invoke the names of the detainees who died while awaiting trial at Fulton County Jail.
Georgia Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) was one of eight Republicans behind the complaint, which he said is “just one of the tools at our disposal” before promising Republicans will not “relent until [Willis] feels the consequences of her misplaced priorities.”
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Georgia Star News and a reporter for the Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Fani Willis” by Fani Willis.
