Posted on 09/13/2024 4:13:06 PM PDT by Libloather
Embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday refused to comply with a subpoena for testimony and documents related to allegations of misconduct in her handling of the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
The Georgia state Senate Special Committee issued the subpoena last month as part of an investigation into the 52-year-old district attorney’s alleged misuse of taxpayer money and potential conflicts of interest during her romance with former Trump special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Willis contends that the panel’s subpoena power is “unlawful,” and has indicated that she will refuse to cooperate in the probe.
“I would ask the doorman, please check the hall to see if [Willis] has appeared before we adjourn,” state Sen. Bill Cowsert (R–Athens), the chairman of the panel, asked as the hearing concluded.
“Ms. Willis has failed to appear in compliance with the subpoena and has failed to produce documents requested by the subpoena,” Cowsert said, after the doorman indicated that Willis was not waiting in the hallway.
Before the hearing wrapped, Cowsert noted that the committee had hired outside legal counsel “to assist us in our legal enforcement efforts of our subpoena.”
Willis is challenging the legality of the subpoena, but her effort to quash the summons has yet to be heard in court.
Former Democratic Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, who is serving as Willis’ attorney, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that the DA “will not appear until there has been a judicial determination of the validity of the subpoena.”
Barnes argued in a court filing that the panel’s demands are “overbroad and not reasonably tailored to a legitimate legislative need” and that they “seek confidential and privileged information, as well as private and personal information that is not the legitimate target of a legislative subpoena,” according to...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
also
JUST IN: Fani Willis Defies Subpoena, Skips Georgia State Senate Hearing on “Alleged Misconduct” Related to Trump RICO Case
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/just-fani-willis-defies-subpoena-skips-georgia-state/
Guuuurrrrrl.
Barely.
No one is above the law.
Except . . . . . .
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.