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72 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media aft a Grand Jury brought backmost indictments against erstwhile President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies successful their effort to overturn the state's 2020 predetermination results, successful Atlanta, Georgia, August 14, 2023.
Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has opened an probe into the enactment of the Atlanta authoritative who has criminally charged Donald Trump with interfering successful the 2020 statesmanlike election successful Georgia.
The House committee connected Thursday sent Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis a missive asking for documents and information, including immoderate communications her bureau had with Jack Smith, the national peculiar counsel prosecuting Trump for charges related to trying to overturn the nationalist results of the 2020 election.
Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who is the panel's chairman, asked Willis to supply the accusation by Sept. 7.
Trump is owed to surrender astatine an Atlanta jailhouse connected Thursday evening to beryllium booked successful the case. Eighteen different people, including lawyers who promoted mendacious claims astir the 2020 election, besides were indicted successful the case.
The lion's stock of Jordan's missive is dedicated to justifying wherefore a legislature committee has the close to request accusation astir a authorities transgression investigation.
Traditionally, the committee's jurisdiction is constricted to oversight of national courts and national officials.
But Jordan claims that Willis' case, which concerns Trump's effort to overturn his nonaccomplishment to President Joe Biden successful Georgia's election, falls nether his committee's purview due to the fact that she is targeting actions of then-federal officials, among them Trump and his White House main of unit Mark Meadows.
The House Judiciary Committee earlier this twelvemonth demanded akin accusation from the bureau of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr., who is prosecuting Trump successful different transgression case.
Trump is charged successful New York authorities Supreme Court by Bragg with falsifying concern records related to a 2016 hush wealth outgo to porn prima Stormy Daniels.
Trump has pleaded not blameworthy successful that case. He is presently starring polls among each contenders for the 2024 Republican statesmanlike nomination.
- Additional reporting by CNBC's Christina Wilkie
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