Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, said Monday that she does not intend to testify before the Republican-led Georgia Senate committee investigating her.
Willis said at an event supported by many local black religious leaders that the committee investigating her may not have the authority to subpoena her.
“First of all, I don’t think they even had the authority to subpoena me, but you need to learn the law,” she said. Fox5 reported.
She went on to say she would not appear in court for any illegal activity because she was “not breaking any laws.”
“I said that among these leaders. I’m sorry there are people who are upset that everyone is treated equally,” Willis said.
Willis is leading the historic prosecution of former President Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, but her personal relationship has also been in the news.
The original case was thrown into disarray by months of controversy after it became public that Willis had a romantic relationship with someone she hired to work on the case.
The judge ruled in March that the prosecution could continue if either she or Special Counsel Nathan Wade resign, which he ultimately did.
The state Senate is currently considering investigating whether Willis and Wade spent taxpayer money during their relationship.
County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts testified before the committee this week that the board has little control over his spending after approving the budget, but he also avoided opportunities to criticize Willis. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Hill reached out to the state Senate press office for comment on Willis’ remarks, but the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Bill Cowsert, told FOX 5 that the committee has no money to spend on Willis. He claimed that he had the authority to testify about the matter. He said Willis could be held in contempt if he did not cooperate.
“I hope that doesn’t happen,” Cowsert told the publication.
Georgia’s local and state elections are May 21st. Willis, who is in the midst of a re-election campaign, will face Democratic challenger and former Fulton County District Attorney Christian Wise Smith in the primary. The number of survivors is reported to be 11.
“[There] No one is above the law,” Willis said at a press conference Monday. “So how rich you are, how much power you think you have, who your father is, what your political party is, how much money you think you have, And I don’t care how evil your supporters are.
“I don’t care how many times they threaten me. I’m going to be happy to leave this place knowing that I’ve done God’s work,” she said.
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