Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who serves as the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, just opened an investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The investigation stems from DA Willis accepting nearly $15 million from the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice between 2020 and 2023.
Her receipt of those grant funds, totaling $14.6 million, is important because it indicates that Fulton County DA Willis used federal funds to finance the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. DA Willis is charging Trump and numerous members of his 2020 team under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act over the voter fraud allegations they made, which she says was an alleged conspiracy to corrupt the 2020 election results.
In a letter to Nathan Wade, Willis’ alleged paramour she hired to work on the case, Rep. Jordan wrote, “The Committee on the Judiciary continues to conduct oversight of politically motivated prosecutions by state and local officials. Based on recent reports, we believe that you possess documents and information about the coordination of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office (FCDAO) with other politically motivated investigations and prosecutions and the potential misuse of federal funds. Accordingly, we ask for your cooperation with our oversight.”
Continuing after stating his understanding of Wade’s relationship to DA Willis, Rep. Jordan outlined the alleged collusion between her office and the DOJ. He wrote, “Although Ms. Willis has so far refused to cooperate with our oversight of the FCDAO’s coordination with other politically motivated prosecutions, invoices that you submitted for payment by the FCDAO, and made public as part of this court filing, highlight this collusion.”
He then added, “This new information appears to substantiate our concerns that Ms. Willis’s politicized prosecution, including the decision to convene a special purpose grand jury, was aided by partisan Democrats in Washington, D.C.”
Then, after giving numerous other examples of the alleged collusion, Rep. Jordan wrote, “The Committee has serious concerns about the degree of improper coordination among politicized actors—including the Biden White House—to investigate and prosecute President Biden’s chief political opponent. This new information released recently only reinforces the Committee’s concerns about politically motivated prosecutions by state and local officials.”
The House Judiciary Committee announced the investigation of DA Willis in a tweet about the letter, saying, “🚨 #BREAKING: @Jim_Jordan launches inquiry into Fani Willis associate Nathan Wade. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office received approximately $14.6 million in grant funds from the DOJ between 2020 and 2023. On November 5, 2021, Wade billed taxpayers for 24 hours of legal work, attesting that he worked all day and night without break on a politically motivated prosecution.”
The investigation of Willis comes amidst Rep. Jordan’s investigation of Hunter Biden, with that investigation leading to Rep. Jordan issuing a statement alongside Rep. James Comer on holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, something the House is moving forward with over his refusal to comply with their demands.
In the statement, they said, “House Republicans have been resolute in demanding Hunter Biden sit for a deposition in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. While we are heartened that Hunter Biden now says he will comply with a subpoena, make no mistake: Hunter Biden has already defied two valid, lawful subpoenas. Instead of appearing for his deposition on December 13, 2023, Hunter Biden appeared on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol where he made a public statement without taking any questions. Then this week at the Oversight Committee’s markup of his contempt resolution, Hunter Biden pulled another stunt as he continued to defy duly issued subpoenas. For now, the House of Representatives will move forward with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress until such time that Hunter Biden confirms a date to appear for a private deposition in accordance with his legal obligation. While we will work to schedule a deposition date, we will not tolerate any additional stunts or delay from Hunter Biden. The American people will not tolerate, and the House will not provide, special treatment for the Biden.”
