Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may face a subpoena as part of a state-level investigation.
State Sen. Bill Cowsert (R) who is leading the special committee investigating the DA, recently said a subpoena may be necessary if Willis does not accept an invitation to appear before the panel, according to local NBC affiliate WXIA-TV.
“She's a key part of the investigation and her viewpoints are valued by us,” Cowsert said. “We need to hear what she has to say and her explanation and what she thinks the appropriate rules ought to be going forward so that we don't have this kind of scandal giving Georgia a black eye in the future.”
The special committee is probing the use of state funds arising from the controversy over Willis's romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired for the 2020 election case. The committee is expected to submit a report with recommendations once the investigation concludes. (RELATED: Fani Willis Ruling Announced In Georgia Election Case)
In March, a judge allowed Willis to go forward with the case after the prosecutor, Nathan Wade, resigned. The other option was for Willis herself to step down. Willis has requested an appeals court uphold the ruling after the defense sought a review.
According to The Daily Wire, Willis is already facing a threat of being held in contempt of Congress over a subpoena seeking records after the Washington Free Beacon published audio of an employee telling her about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired.
The DA has rejected accusations of wrongdoing.
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