Several staff members who serve under Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reportedly have come forward in an ongoing Georgia Senate panel investigation into alleged financial misconduct by Atlanta’s top prosecutor amid an ongoing romance scandal.
The state Special Committee on Investigations — comprised of six Republicans and three Democrats — is looking into whether Willis misused public funds through her ongoing relationship with attorney Nathan Wade, whom she hired in 2021 to prosecute Donald Trump on 13 criminal counts for his alleged effort to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election.
“There are whistleblowers inside the Fulton County DA’s office raising complaints and allegations about the misuse of both federal funds and state funds,” said Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert, the committee chair, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “There are people that have information they want to share with us.”
It is likely that the staff members would testify behind closed doors to maintain their anonymity.
The committee lacks the authority to take any action that would serve to discipline Willis or any other individuals through its investigation, but it can issue subpoenas for evidence and sworn testimony, and if misconduct is confirmed, the members could propose amendments to state laws.
This past week, Willis filed motions to dismiss several subpoenas demanding her and her staff’s testimony on the misconduct claims as Trump and the other defendants sought to bar her from the case.
In the motion, Willis argued that the subpoenas constituted harassment that was intended to disrupt and prolong the prosecution.
Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will rule on the matter after oral arguments are presented on Feb. 15.
Willis is also fighting subpoenas related to Wade’s recent divorce, which spared her from having to testify under oath after Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry…
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