Fani Willis (D), Fulton County District Attorney, announced Monday that she will not testify before a Republican-led Georgia state Senate panel investigating her.
At a gathering where she received the support of several local black religious leaders, Willis stated that the committee investigating her may lack the jurisdiction to subpoena her.
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“First of all, I don’t think they even had the authority to subpoena me, but they need to learn the law,” she stated, according to Fox 5.
She went on to declare that she would not face any criminal charges because she had “not broken the law.”
“I’ve said it amongst these leaders; I’m sorry folks get pissed off that everybody gets treated equally,” Willis stated.
Willis, who is leading a historic indictment of former President Trump for allegedly attempting to change the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, has also made headlines for her personal life.
Months of controversy have hampered Willis’ original case since it was revealed that she had a romantic involvement with someone she recruited for the case.
In March, a judge decided that she could continue the prosecution if she or special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigned, which he eventually did.
Now, the state Senate is investigating whether Willis and Wade exploited taxpayer funds during their relationship.
County Commission Chair Robb Pitts told the committee this week that once Willis’ budget is approved, the board has little control over her spending, but he also avoided criticizing Willis, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Hill has reached out to the state Senate press office for clarification on Willis’ remarks, but the committee’s chair, state Sen. Bill Cowsert (R), told Fox 5 that he believes the committee has the authority to require Willis to testify regarding her spending. He warned Willis that if she did not cooperate, she could face contempt charges.
“I sure hope it doesn’t get to that,” Cowsert told the site.
Georgia’s local and state elections take place on May 21. Willis, who is now campaigning for reelection, will face a Democratic rival, Christian Wise Smith, a former prosecutor in the Fulton County district attorney’s office, in the primary, 11Alive said.
“[There] ain’t no one above the law, either,” Willis remarked during her press conference on Monday. “So, I don’t care how rich you are, how powerful you think you are, who your daddy is, what your political party might be, how much money you think you have, or how evil your supporters are.”
“I don’t care how often they threaten me. “I’ll gladly leave this place knowing that I did God’s work,” she explained.
