Fulton County DA Fani Willis could face significant legal challenges if she skips a hearing scheduled for Friday, according to a Republican Georgia state senator.
The Georgia State Senate committee is set to discuss a subpoena that demands five years’ worth of texts and emails between Willis and Nathan Wade, the attorney she assigned to prosecute former President Donald Trump over alleged election interference in Georgia, a key state that leaned towards Biden in 2020.
The committee was established to investigate claims of misconduct by Willis, focusing on possible “conflicts of interest and misuse of public funds” linked to her relationship with Wade.
Willis’ legal team has indicated plans to reject the subpoena, which could lead to Senator Bill Cowsert signaling that a judicial order might be necessary to compel her attendance. As reported by Fox News Digital, Cowsert stated, “We have the authority to investigate and issue subpoenas, and if it goes to court, it will be upheld. She will have to attend and produce the requested documents.”
In a recent filing, Willis’ lawyers criticized the subpoena’s extensive requests, arguing they could severely hinder the prosecution’s work. The filing pointed out that the broad demands, such as all emails and text messages from the past five years, risk breaching attorney-client privilege.
Willis previously sought to challenge these subpoenas, but the judge assigned to her case, who has a conflict of interest due to his involvement in the Trump case, declined to rule on it. The matter will now be assigned to a different judge randomly, as per the previous judge’s order.