Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) responded Wednesday to a note from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis that told Congress to butt out of her criminal investigation into Donald Trump.
Willis, who maintains that no federal dollars were used for the Trump investigation, says that the House Judiciary Committee doesn't have any jurisdiction over the DA's office after Jordan demanded a collection of details and evidence that tied the office to the federal government.
“Your attempt to invoke congressional authority to intrude upon and interfere with an active criminal case in Georgia is flagrantly at odds with the Constitution,” Willis wrote in a letter responding to Jordan earlier this month.
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In another letter dated Wednesday, Jordan told Willis that she's only reinforcing "the Committee’s concern that your prosecutorial conduct is geared more toward advancing a political cause and your own notoriety than toward promoting the fair and just administration of the law.”
"Congress in general, and this Committee in particular, have a strong legislative interest in ensuring that popularly elected local prosecutors do not misuse their law-enforcement authority to target federal officials for political reasons,” Jordan claimed. “We can only conclude from your hostile response to the Committee’s oversight that you are actively and aggressively engaged in such a scheme.”
Willis told Jordan in her letter he has no support for intervening in her investigation, supervising the ongoing investigation or superseding Georgia's sovereignty.
Also, "you lack a basic understanding of the law," Willis told Jordan.
The House Judiciary Committee listed off Jordan's demands. The House has attempted similar efforts with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. It failed.
