Fani Willis made one bad decision that could land her in jail
Three Key Takeaways:
- Fani Willis is facing legal consequences for ignoring a lawful subpoena from the Georgia State Committee, which could lead to criminal contempt charges if she continues to refuse compliance.
- Despite claims of scheduling issues, Willis has failed to meet the court-ordered deadlines to provide documents and testimony related to her criminal case against President Trump.
- The Georgia Senate Special Committee is considering escalating the matter, with some members suggesting that Willis’ defiance could result in her arrest for contempt of court.
Fani Willis thought she was out of the hot seat.
But she found herself in the biggest mess of her career.
And Fani Willis made one bad decision that could land her in jail.
Fani Willis continues to ignore a lawful subpoena
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watched her criminal case against President Donald Trump over the 2020 Election come to a screeching halt when the Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified her from it over a conflict of interest scandal after she hired her lover, Nathan Wade, as a special prosecutor.
Willis thought her trouble with the Trump case was over but they could just be getting started.
A Georgia State Committee began investigating her for “various forms of misconduct” in her criminal case against Trump.
She has been ignoring subpoenas from the committee for documents and testimony since last September and lawmakers are at the end of their rope.
The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations got an update from its attorney Josh Belinfante about Willis’ subpoenas.
A judge ruled last year that she had to comply with the subpoenas because they were lawful.
Belinfante said that Willis has blamed scheduling issues for not complying.
Willis’ attorney claimed she would comply by May.
Committee chairman Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) was willing to give her one more last chance.
“Let’s be nice guys again first,” Cowsert said. “Let’s reach out to her counsel and suggest either a Thursday or Friday beginning the last week of April, the first two weeks of May. And if they agree to a date, then we will issue a subpoena. And I believe they will honor their word.”
Fani Willis could be arrested
Other members of the committee weren’t feeling as generous toward Willis because it was obvious that she was playing games.
Georgia State Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) asked Belinfante what would happen to someone who ignored a subpoena issued by a court.
“That person could be held in criminal contempt,” Belinfante stated.
“Arrested?” Gooch wondered.
“Could be,” Belinfante said.
Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming) didn’t think that Willis would comply with her last-chance subpoena after blowing them off before.
“The DA has thumbed her nose at this committee, she has thumbed her nose at Georgia’s open record law, and I just have limited confidence that she’s acting in good faith. So I do believe that we may be at the point that we do need to escalate this to the next step,” Dolezal said.
A picture in the Daily Mail recently showed Willis and Wade at a Los Angeles airport.
“What is our legal obligation to show deference to her personal travel schedule?” Dolezal asked.
“There’s not one,” Belifante replied.
Dolezal said that the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office was being hostile.
“I think that we have here is an individual who thinks she’s above the law, and I don’t think that the people of Georgia want this committee to wait for her to decide that she wants to appear based on her travel schedule with Mr. Wade, her travel schedule otherwise,” Dolezal stated.
Fani Willis is playing a dangerous game by continuing to play games over a lawful subpoena.
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