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Georgia judge rules state lawmakers can subpoena Fulton County district attorney Fanny Willis as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in misconduct during his prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump.
In his Dec. 23 order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram gave Willis until Jan. 13 to file a list of claimed privileges and objections to anything subpoenaed.
Willis plans to appeal the decision.
“We believe the ruling is incorrect and will appeal,” former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, who is representing Willis in the case, wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer, Getty Images)
Earlier this month, an appeals court removed Willis from Georgia’s election interference case against Trump and others, citing an “appearance of impropriety.” The panel also cited the romantic relationship between Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
“This is the rare case where disqualification is required and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” the court said.
At the time, Trump called the case a “disgrace to justice.”
“It started with Biden’s DOJ as an attack on his political opponent, Donald Trump,” he said, “they used anyone and everyone, and she’s been disqualified, and her boyfriend has been disqualified, and they stole funds and continued . trips”.
President-elect Donald Trump takes aim at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. On Monday, Trump pledged that the Justice Department will pursue the death penalty following President Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of 37 inmates. (AP Photo/Rick Scooteri)
In August, the Republican-led Senate committee subpoenaed Willis to compel her to testify in September. She skipped a hearing that month when lawmakers expected to question her.
The committee was formed to look into allegations of misconduct against Willis during his prosecution of Trump over efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
FANI WILLIS WAS ‘TERRIFYED’ BECAUSE HER CASE AGAINST TRUMP WAS ‘WEAK,’ LAWYER SAYS
Fani Willis, District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Getty Images)
Barnes, Willis’ attorney, argued that the subpoenas were too broad and unrelated to a legitimate legislative need and that the Senate committee did not have the power to subpoena her in the first place.
One issue raised is that Georgia’s legislature will end when lawmakers are sworn in on January 13. Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal said last week that he plans to introduce legislation to reinstate the committee early in the 2025 legislative session.
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“The law is clear and the ruling confirms what we’ve known all along,” Dolezal wrote in a text Friday. “Judge Ingram rejected every argument presented by Willis in her attempt to avoid giving testimony to the committee under oath. I look forward to DA Willis honoring the subpoena and providing documents and testimony to our committee.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
