The House Judiciary Committee has opened a probe into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' indictment of former President Donald Trump to determine whether federal funds and federal law enforcement agencies or officials were used in the investigation.
Trump and 18 others are accused of orchestrating a "criminal enterprise" to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia and subvert the will of the voters.
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The 41-count indictment also brings charges against some of Trump's most prominent advisers, including Rudy Giuliani, his former personal lawyer, and Mark Meadows, who served as his chief of staff during the election.
Chairman Jim Jordan in a letter to Willis sent Thursday cites "concerns about [Willis'] motivation" in bringing the case and requested all documents and communications referring or relating to the Fulton County District Attorney's Office's receipt and use of federal funds, all documents and communications between or among the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and DOJ and its components, including but not limited to the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith, referring or relating to its investigation of Trump or any of the other 18 individuals and all documents and communications between the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and any federal Executive Branch officials regarding the probe.
He also suggested her indictment against Trump highlights "the threat that such state prosecutions can pose to the operations of the federal government."
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"Given the weighty federal interests at stake, the Committee is conducting oversight of this matter to determine whether any legislative reforms are appropriate or necessary," Jordan said in the letter. "Such reforms could include changes to the federal officer removal statute, immunities for federal officials, the permissible use of federal funds, the authorities of special counsels, and the delineation of prosecutorial authority between federal and local officials."