Jim Jordan gives Fani Willis deadline to hand over Trump probe communications: report

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump, has reportedly given prosecutor Fani Willis a deadline to hand over documents as part of an investigation into whether her office conspired with the Department of Justice to indict Trump in Georgia.

Fox5 Atlanta reported Thursday that Jordan, who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Willis notifying her that she failed to give the committee the information it requested in connection with her office's racketeering case against Trump and 18 co-defendants. He gave her until 5 p.m. Monday to comply.

In Georgia, Trump was indicted on multiple charges in connection with his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump has asked a state appeals court to dismiss the criminal case against him, citing presidential immunity.

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"A sitting president is completely immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal," Trump's attorney Steve Sadow wrote in a notice filed Wednesday.

Jordan's committee specifically sought documents and communications between Willis and a House committee created to investigate the Jan. 6 attack.

In response, Willis sent Jordan a letter accusing him of abusing his authority and violating the Constitution by interfering with her office’s case.

"Your public statements and your letter itself make clear that you lack any legitimate legislative purpose for that inquiry: your job description as a legislator does not include criminal law enforcement, nor does it include supervising a specific criminal trial because you believe that doing so will promote your partisan political objectives," Willis wrote in a forceful response.