ATLANTA, GA — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to appear Wednesday before a Georgia state Senate committee to answer questions about her prosecution of President Donald Trump and her use of the state’s anti-racketeering statute, following more than a year of legal disputes over the panel’s authority.
Willis brought charges in August 2023 against Trump and 18 others, alleging a coordinated conspiracy to illegally overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. The case relied on Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, a tool historically used to prosecute organized crime but increasingly applied to complex political and financial schemes.
The Republican-led Senate Special Committee on Investigation was created in early 2024 to examine allegations of misconduct tied to Willis’ handling of the case, particularly her hiring of special prosecutor Nathan Wade. A romantic relationship between Willis and Wade became a focal point of the inquiry, though the committee has uncovered little new evidence beyond what was already aired in court proceedings.
The underlying prosecution has since collapsed after an appeals court removed Willis over what it described as an “appearance of impropriety,” and a subsequent prosecutor dismissed the case. Even so, Republicans argue legislative oversight remains warranted, while Democrats have labeled the hearing a partisan exercise aimed at politically damaging a prosecutor who pursued Trump.
Willis previously resisted appearing before the committee, but a judge ruled she must comply with a renewed subpoena. Her attorney, former Gov. Roy Barnes, has indicated she may limit her responses, citing concerns about harassment rather than legitimate fact-finding.
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