House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has issued an ultimatum to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, warning her to cooperate with his investigation into her office or potentially face contempt of Congress.
In a letter dated Thursday, March Jordan outlined the consequences Willis could face if she fails to produce all the documents requested by the House committee within two weeks.
The letter, first reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, sets a deadline of noon on March 28 for Willis to comply with the panel’s subpoena.
Jordan’s initial subpoena to Willis, issued on February 2, focused on allegations of misusing federal funds. He demanded documents and communications related to her office’s receipt and use of federal money from the Justice Department.
While acknowledging receipt of some documents, Jordan deemed Willis’s compliance to date as insufficient.
The investigation into Willis’s use of federal funds is reportedly linked to her office’s inquiry into former President Donald Trump and his associates’ activities in Georgia surrounding the 2020 election.
Willis has accused Jordan of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of Trump’s alleged election interference in Georgia. She previously characterized Jordan’s request for information as an “unjustified and illegal intrusion” into an ongoing state criminal case.
In his letter, Jordan also addressed Willis’s criticism of a former employee who spoke out about alleged misuse of federal grant funds. He dismissed Willis’s claims of an overly broad subpoena, insisting that the committee has exercised restraint in its actions.
Additionally, Jordan’s committee is probing Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor hired by Willis for the Trump case.
Republicans have raised concerns about potential coordination between Willis’s office and other politically motivated investigations, as well as the alleged misuse of federal funds by Wade.
Wade’s relationship with Willis has drawn scrutiny, with accusations that he received funds from Fulton County that were spent on extravagant vacations.
The judge overseeing the election interference case is currently considering a motion to disqualify Willis’s office due to her relationship with Wade, which Willis and Wade insist began after his appointment but Trump and his co-defendants dispute.
