The House Judiciary Committee fired off a letter to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis this week, thereby launching its second inquiry into a local criminal case against former President Donald Trump.
Committee Chairman Jim Jordan , a fervent Trump supporter, wrote that Willis’s prosecution involved “substantial federal interests,” an argument he and other committee chairmen also made repeatedly this year during tense exchanges with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid his prosecution of Trump in New York.In his responses, Bragg charged that the chairmen were inappropriately meddling in state affairs.
A federal judge sided with Jordan, acknowledging he had the authority to investigate Bragg’s case, especially for the purpose of considering relevant legislation. Jordan asked Willis to provide his committee with several documents and communications, citing four justifications for the demand. As a third matter, Jordan cited an argument he also made to Bragg that Congress has jurisdiction over federal dollars and that he could therefore investigate any district attorney office's expenditures when federal funds were involved.
Rep. Ted Lieu , a committee member and former military prosecutor, blasted Jordan's latest inquiry as"stupid," though he only pointed to one aspect of it in his criticism.
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