Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday denounced recent comments against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Fox News, saying the country already believes her case is “all based on politics.” “I understand,” he said.
Jordan appeared on “Hannity” to discuss Willis’ recent call as legal tensions rise between the two over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. After footage was played of Willis’ Monday MSNBC interview in which he called Jordan a “clown” and allegedly tried to “meddle” in a criminal investigation, Fox host Sean Hannity asked him for his reaction to the Ohio senator’s comments.
“Well, Sean, first there is a template: the left will lie, the mainstream media will report the lies, and the big tech companies will amplify the lies. If you try to tell the truth, they will They call you a clown, they call you a racist, they chase you. But that doesn’t take away the underlying lie they told in the first place. That President Trump did something wrong. We know that’s not the case. But Sean, all of these incidents are built on politics, so now it all falls apart. “We’re doing it,” Jordan said.
In addition to pointing out the timeline of Willis’s indictments against Trump, the representative also focused on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and special counsel Jack Smith, who are pursuing charges against the former president. (Related: Fani Willis fends off Democratic primary challenger despite looming threat of removal from Trump lawsuit)
“Fanny Willis started this investigation two and a half years ago, but she didn’t file charges until after President Trump announced his candidacy. Merrick Garland said he couldn’t imagine a world in which he would call him as a prosecution witness, but that’s exactly what he did after Trump announced he was running for president. “We didn’t appoint Jack Smith as special prosecutor until three days after that,” Jordan said.
“Then the country realized this is all politics. She can go on TV and say whatever she wants. A whistleblower from her office came and accused her of improper spending of federal funds. So we’re going to do our job and bring out the truth and the facts, but the country already understands that all these incidents are political. We know it’s built on and that’s why everything is falling apart.”
In early January, reports surfaced about Willis’ relationship with fellow attorney Nathan Wade, who was appointed special counsel in the Trump case, and allegations that she signed off on funds that paid for their vacations. During Willis’ disbarment hearing, the presiding judge, Judge Scott McAfee, gave prosecutors the option of either Willis and her team withdrawing from the case against Trump or Wade withdrew. He ultimately decided to withdraw from the Trump case.
By February, the House Judiciary Committee had subpoenaed Willis for documents related to possible misuse of federal funds, and a whistleblower from Willis’ office later came forward to the committee at a CPAC meeting. It became clear. Jordan then threatened Willis with contempt in March after he refused to accept a subpoena in his email.
Willis’s stripping from the case is still under review after an appeals court reviewed its order on the claim in early May.
