“Your letter makes clear that you lack a basic understanding of the law, its practice, and the ethical obligations of attorneys generally and prosecutors specifically,” Fani Willis wrote in a letter to the Republican probing her.
, Willis, a Democrat, accused Jordan, R-Ohio, of overstepping his congressional authority with his recent requests for information pertaining to her investigation.Jordan sent in late August, said there is"no justification in the Constitution for Congress to interfere with a state criminal matter."last month with felony racketeering and numerous conspiracy charges in the 41-count indictment, which named a total of 19 defendants.
"Your job description as a legislator does not include criminal law enforcement, nor does it include supervising a specific criminal trial because you believe that doing so will promote your partisan political objectives," she said. The district attorney then wrote that while"settled constitutional law" permits her"to ignore your unjustified and illegal intrusion into an open state criminal prosecution," she would reply to some parts of his original letter.
She wrote that Jordan's questioning of the length of the investigation and timing of the indictment is"unfounded," adding that he had no basis to imply that her office has inappropriately spent federal funds.
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