House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) recently stated that he has been in communication with an informant from Fani Willis’ office who intends to expose accusations of the misuse of federal funds by the Fulton County, Ga. district attorney to go after former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Jordan informed Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo that a former employee of Willis’ office has come forward and reportedly shared information with House Oversight Committee investigators alleging that Willis diverted federal anti-gang funds to target Trump. Jordan’s comments were made shortly after the Justice Department disclosed discrepancies in the Georgia prosecutor’s reports to the federal government concerning the distribution of said funds.
“God bless the whistleblower [who] came forward,” Jordan said of the now-former employee, according to Newsweek. “We’ve talked with the whistleblower, she’s giving information to the press, to us. Now the Department of Justice is looking into this. All kinds of problems with Fani Willis and this ridiculous investigation she’s run on President Trump and others.”
Earlier this year, Jordan and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Willis’s office, requesting documents pertaining to her office’s receipt and use of federal funds. Willis has come under Republican scrutiny due to her role in a case accusing Trump and 18 others of election interference.
“While you have indicated that additional documents may be forthcoming in response to the Committee’s subpoena, the Committee has yet to receive any additional responsive materials in the three weeks since your initial response,” Jordan said in a letter to Willis.
“Accordingly, the Committee expects that you will produce all responsive documents to the subpoena in the categories prioritized by the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 28, 2024. If you fail to do so, the Committee will consider taking further action, such as the invocation of contempt of Congress proceedings,” the letter continued.
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In the meantime, Willis received a cautionary message this week regarding potential consequences for the prosecutors in her office. These consequences may include disciplinary measures and even imprisonment, all due to their conduct during the trial of rapper Young Thug. According to Newsweek, Judge Ural Glanville, who is overseeing the case, issued a warning to certain prosecutors from Willis’s office on Wednesday. He stated, “None of you would do this if you were in the United States District Court, none of you.”
“My colleagues in federal court would probably jail most of you, and for those who have practiced in federal court, this is not the way it goes,” Glanville said. “From the state’s perspective as well as the defense perspective, everything’s filed in advance. So, why should you do anything less in this courtroom?”
Glanville issued a cautionary statement after a tense confrontation in the courtroom between the judge and Assistant District Attorney Adriane Love. Taking the defense’s side, Glanville made a ruling to exclude specific evidence that the prosecution intended to present.
“Why didn’t we file this stuff months ago and let’s wind it out and air it out at that point in time,” Glanville told the defense before asking Love about the matter.
Love is the main prosecutor in the RICO case against Jeffrey Williams, also known as Young Thug, and 27 other defendants. The indictment, revealed by Willis in May 2022, accuses Williams of being the leader of Young Slime Life (YSL), an Atlanta-based street gang associated with the Bloods gang. During the trial on Wednesday, Love had an outburst in response to the judge’s decision to exclude certain evidence. The two exchanged heated words loudly, with Glanville telling Love, “Have a seat, madam. Have a seat. You better exclude that, and next time, make sure you’re prepared.”