House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has just subpoenaed Fani Willis for documents related to the potential misuse of federal funds that was revealed in whistleblower audio that we posted here.
The allegation is that her office spent federal funds from a youth gang violence grant on items outside the scope of the grant.
Jordan has made multiple attempts to get the information voluntarily and Willis has no complied.
Here’s the news:
🚨Breaking: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed Fulton County DA Fani Willis for documents amid allegations she misused federal funds in Georgia.
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Here’s more via The Hill:
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed Fulton County (Ga.) District Attorney Fani Willis for information on spending of federal funds by her office, intensifying a fight between the Democratic prosecutor and congressional Republicans seeking information about her investigation into former President Trump.
The letter focuses on whistleblower allegations only reported so far by conservative media.
The allegations center on a former employee to Willis who said the district attorney fired her shortly after she raised concerns about how a Willis campaign aide-turned county employee hoped to use federal grants for items outside the scope of a youth violence gang and prevention program.
It’s not clear that the federal funds in question were ultimately spent inappropriately. According to LinkedIn, neither the whistleblower nor the aide are currently employed with Willis’s office.
Willis’s office on Friday morning denied any federal funds were improperly spent.
“These false allegations are included in baseless litigation filed by a holdover employee from the previous administration who was terminated for cause. The courts that have ruled found no merit in these claims. We expect the same result in any pending litigation. Any examination of the records of our grant programs will find that they are highly effective and conducted in cooperation with the Department of Justice and in compliance with all Department of Justice requirements,” Willis said in a statement.
Still, the Judiciary Committee uses the episode as a basis for requesting all documents and communications about the use of federal funds.