{"id":2426107,"date":"2025-04-22T09:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-presses-fani-williss-staff-to-testify-and-turn-over-documents\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:17:51","slug":"congress-presses-fani-williss-staff-to-testify-and-turn-over-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-presses-fani-williss-staff-to-testify-and-turn-over-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress presses Fani Willis\u2019s staff to testify and turn over documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-presses-fani-williss-staff-to-testify-and-turn-over-documents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the House Judiciary Committee,led by Republicans,is pressing fani Willis,the Fulton County District Attorney,to cooperate with ongoing investigations into her office&#8217;s alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">politically motivated prosecution<\/a> of former President Donald Trump. The committee sent letters to willis&#8217;s staff requesting testimony and documents, particularly regarding supposed coordination with the now-disbanded House Select committee investigating the January 6 riot.<\/p>\n<p>The request follows accusations that Willis had sought access to certain committee records and that her staff had previously met with committee representatives, perhaps reviewing confidential materials. The committee emphasized the importance of their oversight role, citing &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-says-unprecedented-house-gop-probe-serves-only-to-hinder-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Bragg Says \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 House GOP Probe \u2018Serves Only to Hinder\u2019 Prosecutors\">substantial federal interests<\/a>&#8221; in the investigations. <\/p>\n<p>Despite previous requests, Willis&#8217;s office has been slow to comply, leading the committee to set a new deadline for cooperation.The ongoing tension has also led to Willis fighting a separate subpoena from a Georgia Senate committee investigating claims of prosecutorial misconduct against her. The situation has escalated with threats of possible legislative actions if the committee&#8217;s demands continue to be ignored.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Congress presses Fani Willis&rsquo;s staff to testify and turn over documents<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1592803\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee is pressing Fulton County District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fani-willis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Fani Willis\">Fani Willis<\/a>&lsquo;s staff for documents after she spent months stonewalling a congressional investigation into the &ldquo;politically motivated&rdquo; prosecutions of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of letters sent last week, the panel reportedly asked several of the Democratic district attorney&rsquo;s senior staffers to provide testimony and hand over records related to her office&rsquo;s alleged coordination with the since-defunct House select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6\">Jan. 6<\/a> committee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3386950\/comer-doj-charge-cuomo-nursing-home-deaths-congress\/\">Comer asks DOJ to charge Cuomo over &#8216;calculated cover-up&#8217; of nursing home deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3386452\/democrats-cost-of-living-week-leadership-trip-el-salvador-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/\">Democrats&#8217; pivot to Trump&#8217;s economy muddled by another El Salvador trip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3386632\/don-bacon-first-gop-lawmaker-call-to-replace-pete-hegseth-signal\/\">Don Bacon becomes first GOP lawmaker to call for Hegseth replacement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The allegations revolve around a memo Willis wrote to the Jan. 6 committee&rsquo;s then-chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), in which she requested access to transcripts, emails, and travel records. Members of her administration then allegedly traveled to Capitol Hill for a meeting with committee staff, in which they reviewed nonpublic material.<\/p>\n<p>One letter addressed to assistant prosecutor Donald Wakeford notes that the House Judiciary Committee has been asking him since Feb. 6 to appear before Congress for a transcribed interview, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25902218-hjc-letter-fcdao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a copy\">a copy<\/a> of the correspondence obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/lawandcrime.com\/high-profile\/no-reason-for-further-delay-congressional-investigators-now-targeting-fani-willis-staff-in-probe-of-politically-motivated-trump-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Law and Crime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has been 70 days since the Committee first requested your voluntary cooperation with our oversight,&rdquo; the letter reads. &ldquo;Upon your request, the Committee granted you an extension for the purpose of obtaining counsel to represent you in this matter. You have had sufficient time to obtain counsel, and, in fact, you currently have counsel representing you before the Committee. There is no reason for further delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wakeford previously requested a 30-day extension to obtain personal counsel and seek legal advice. As of March 31, he had retained an attorney, former Fulton County prosecutor Charlie Bailey, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Georgia lieutenant governor in 2022. Wakeford, however, has still not complied with the committee&rsquo;s requests.<\/p>\n<p>Similar letters were sent Thursday afternoon to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-deputy-said-he-was-shot-in-line-of-duty-he-shot-himself\/\" title=\"California Deputy Said He Was Shot In Line Of Duty. He Shot Himself.\">deputy district attorney<\/a> Will Wooten, assistant chief investigator Michael Hill, and assistant chief investigator Trina Swanson-Lucas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/house-judiciary-committee-presses-fulton-das-office-records-warns-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FOX 5 Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1887603399903883598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first slew of inquiries in February\">first slew of inquiries in February<\/a>, the staffers wrote back with guidance issued by their boss, Willis, which the latest letters reference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3249598\/fani-willis-ordered-turn-over-messages-jack-smith-jan-6-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FANI WILLIS ORDERED TO TURN OVER MESSAGES WITH JACK SMITH AND JAN. 6 COMMITTEE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Thursday&rsquo;s letters, the congressional committee received an email stating that Willis told the staff members that they were &ldquo;not authorized to release any potentially responsive items to any outside party whatsoever&rdquo; because all relevant records are the &ldquo;exclusive property&rdquo; of her office.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the committee members insisted they have the authority to seek such information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we explained in our February 6 letter to you, the FCDAO&rsquo;s politically motivated prosecution of a President implicates substantial federal interests, and its coordination with the partisan January 6 Select Committee raises additional questions relevant to the Committee&rsquo;s oversight into political prosecutions to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-to-use-power-of-the-purse-against-fbi-rep-jim-jordan\/\" title=\"GOP to Use \u2018Power of the Purse\u2019 Against FBI: Rep. Jim Jordan\">inform potential legislative reforms<\/a>,&rdquo; the committee told Wakeford on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers also warned of escalating actions if they are met with more resistance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For example,&rdquo; the committee members wrote, &ldquo;the Committee may consider legislative proposals, such as amending the federal officer removal statute &mdash; codified at 28 U.S.C. &sect; 1442 &mdash; to broaden the criteria under which state cases against federal officials can be moved to federal court, or requiring state prosecutors to disclose any coordination with congressional committees or federal entities when pursuing cases against current or former federal officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The staffers were told to comply by the new May 1 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Willis is at the center of several House Judiciary Committee inquiries, including one investigating her office&rsquo;s use of federal funding from the Department of Justice. A whistleblower, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2828686\/fani-willis-fired-employee-raised-misuse-funds-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">whom Willis fired<\/a>, alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2833245\/jordan-subpoenas-willis-alleged-misuse-federal-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"she misused DOJ grant money\">she misused DOJ grant money<\/a> meant to finance the creation of a Center of Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention and instead spent the taxpayer funds on unrelated, frivolous expenses.<\/p>\n<p>For nearly two years, Willis has repeatedly refused to cooperate with the congressional investigations, even under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2920491\/fani-willis-threatened-contempt-house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">threat of being held in contempt of Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Willis and the committee&rsquo;s chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2442547\/fani-willis-slams-jordans-offensive-trump-prosecution-investigation-in-scathing-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"engaged in a war of words\">engaged in a war of words<\/a> over her noncompliance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3011163\/fani-willis-condemns-illegitimate-investigations-into-her-led-by-clown-jim-jordan-disgusting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FANI WILLIS CONDEMNS &lsquo;ILLEGITIMATE&rsquo; INVESTIGATIONS INTO HER LED BY &lsquo;CLOWN&rsquo; JIM JORDAN: <\/strong>&lsquo;<strong>DISGUSTING<\/strong>&lsquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the state level, Willis is also fighting a subpoena from a special Georgia Senate committee that was formed to look into prosecutorial misconduct allegations against her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been going on now for many months,&rdquo; Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert, who chairs the committee, said during a Senate hearing. &ldquo;We issued our subpoena back in September of &rsquo;24. We&rsquo;re now six months later, and we haven&rsquo;t gotten her to comply, even though the judge has ordered it. And, you know, we are fed up with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>GOP state Sen. Greg Dolezal accused Willis of &ldquo;thumb[ing] her nose at this committee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Willis will continue to challenge the subpoena, an attorney representing Willis said in a statement shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/georgia-senate-committee-pushes-subpoena-enforcement-da-willis-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FOX 5 Atlanta<\/a>. However, she has agreed to produce &ldquo;certain already publicly produced documents&rdquo; and &ldquo;will do so at an appropriate time,&rdquo; the attorney added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1592803\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1592803\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress demands Fani Willis&#8217;s staff to testify and provide documents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2426108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129513015861-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,5407,35250,3976,8676],"class_list":["post-2426107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-documents","tag-fani-willis","tag-investigation","tag-testimony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24129513015861-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426107"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426111,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426107\/revisions\/2426111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}