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Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis has defied a subpoena to testify before her state Senate, reports noted on Friday.

The Senate Special Committee on Investigations, which is headed by Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert, subpoenaed Willis to compel her testimony related to the committee’s investigation into allegations she misused taxpayer funds,” Fox News reported.

“We think it’s unlikely that she will appear but disappointing that she considers herself above the law,” the head of the committee said before the district attorney defied the subpoena.

“We do have the authority to investigate and to issue subpoenas to compel testimony and the production of documents, and if tested in court, that will be validated,” he said before the hearing.

“She’ll be required to attend, and she’ll be required to produce certain requested documents. It may require a court order for her to obey them, but that’s where we’re headed,” he said.

A Georgia judge has ruled against Willis, meanwhile, in a case concerning an open records lawsuit.

Fulton County Judge Rachel Krause denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit regarding open records aimed at Willis and her office but she did grant a motion that exempts Willis from being personally named in the lawsuit, allowing her to remain involved in her official capacity as district attorney.

The lawsuit stems from the Fulton County election interference investigation and involves attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represents co-defendant Michael Roman in the case against former President Donald Trump and his associates.

The Georgia Open Records Act required the district attorney’s office to provide documents on time, according to Merchant, who brought the legal action.

Merchant alleged that District Attorney Willis was concealing records related to a media monitoring firm allegedly funded with taxpayer money. In response, Judge Krause scheduled an evidentiary hearing to determine the existence and extent of the requested documents, according to 11Alive.

Additionally, attorneys intend to subpoena individuals who managed the open records requests to Willis’s office to gather further evidence, the report said.

“The judge clearly agreed with the defense that the actions of Willis are a result of her poor judgment,” Merchant noted earlier.

Willis’ extensive racketeering case against Trump has been on hold since June as the Georgia Court of Appeals reviews Trump’s attempt to disqualify the 52-year-old district attorney.

In March, Trump and eight co-defendants requested that the appeals court consider their claims of prosecutorial misconduct, alleging issues related to Willis’ relationship with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee had earlier ruled that District Attorney Willis could continue with the case provided her former lover, Nathan Wade, stepped down, which he did.

Trump’s appeal aims to overturn McAfee’s decision before the trial begins. The appeals court is expected to hear arguments on the disqualification effort in December, which will be after the November 5 presidential election.

Since securing the grand jury indictment against Trump and 18 others last August, Willis has faced multiple investigations by state and federal lawmakers over allegations of misusing taxpayer funds and her relationship with Wade.

Trump, 78, and his 13 remaining co-defendants have pleaded not guilty to felony charges accusing them of violating Georgia’s anti-racketeering law in an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the state, The Post noted.

Willis’ office is also dealing with another scandal. In June, text messages were produced during a court proceeding that reveal an investigator working for the DA’s office made inappropriate advances on a witness while working on a case.

During the RICO trial for Young Slime Life (YSL) against rapper Young Thug and several co-defendants, additional information regarding the investigator’s actions surfaced. While cross-examining a female witness known as A. Bennett, her lawyer asked about messages she had received from a county investigator identified as “Hamilton.”

Among the text messages was one from Hamilton that suggested he wanted to go out on a date with Bennett, saying, “Hit me up if you’re bored later. We’re not gonna talk shop.”

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