A hearing was scheduled Thursday to determine whether officials including Fani Willis, lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, must comply with a subpoena from a state Senate committee.
Willis argues that a subpoena from the Republican-led Georgia Special Senate Committee on Investigations lacks legitimate purpose and is intended to punish her for prosecuting former President Donald Trump.
The state committee was created in January and specifically targeted Willis amid efforts by nine defendants, including Trump, to remove her from the election interference case.
Willis was expected to argue why she should not be held in contempt for refusing to obey a subpoena that she received from a Republican-led Special Senate Committee on Investigations.
That could be because Willis serves as the county's district attorney.
"That conspiracy contained a common plan and purpose to commit two or more acts of racketeering activity in Fulton County, Georgia, elsewhere in the State of Georgia, and in other states.” While the investigative committee lacks the power to prosecute or disbar Willis, it could recommend changes to the state budget or draft legislation setting stricter oversight guidelines for prosecutors.
Bill Cowsert, an Athens Republican who leads the Senate committee, contends that his panel has the legal authority to force Willis’ testimony in their investigation.
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