by Just the News Staff
Collusion? Not where you were told it was: The files disclosed under Georgia's Open Records Law show the most detailed evidence yet of the collusion between the Fulton County prosecutors run by Willis and federal officials and lawmakers to force the prosecution of Donald Trump. Documents show her office was given more than $18 million to conduct lawfare against Trump.
Newly released internal memos, obtained through a lawsuit by Just the News and America First Legal, indicate that the federal government played a pivotal role in enabling Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis’ case against Donald Trump.
Most notably, the Biden White House waived executive privilege for Trump administration officials, allowing them to testify before a Georgia state grand jury—a significant departure from historical legal norms and providing key information for the case.
Beyond legal maneuvers, the documents show the relationship between Willis’s office and federal officials appears to have been remarkably cozy, Just the News reported earlier this week.
Here are the key revelations from the "Fani Files":
- Waiving of Executive Privilege: The Biden White House cleared the way for Willis’s team to interview former Trump administration officials by waiving claims of executive privilege, which traditionally protects communications within the executive branch.
- Willis' office given $18 million in federal funding during the probe: The Biden Justice Department "invited" Willis to apply for a $2 million "sole-source" grant in 2022 while her investigation was accelerating. This was part of more than $18 million in federal funding her office received during her tenure.
- Direct Coordination with the J6 Committee: Internal communications reveal Willis’s office collaborated extensively with the Democrat-led House Jan. 6 Committee, appearing to receive "oral summaries" of witness testimony and access to committee documents in Washington, D.C.
- White House Meetings: Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade billed Fulton County for an "interview with DC/White House" in November 2022. Despite the billing, the county claimed Wade kept no records of what occurred during this interaction.
Just the News, aided by the nonprofit public interest law firm America First Legal (AFL), sued Willis for the records, under Georgia's Open Records Law. Willis, a longtime Trump nemesis, sought to hide many of the records with claims of legal privilege during a prolonged legal fight.
In a reaction to the lawsuit, Willis' office this week finally dropped all privilege claims and released all the documents without any redactions, providing to Just the News — and the public — more information than it did to congressional Republicans investigating her conduct.
Biden used any means necessary to slap Trump with criminal litigation
Lawmakers and legal exports say the newly released memos from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office provide the latest evidence that Joe Biden’s administration was at the center of trying to bog down his chief Republican rival, Donald Trump, by ensnaring him with federal and state level charges during the 2024 campaign.
“I have said for years that Biden’s White House and Justice Department had their fingerprints all over local prosecutions of [Donald Trump], which were designed to stop his political comeback,” Sen. Linsdey Graham, R-S.C., posted to X on Thursday.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., told Just the News that the Fulton prosecutors’ approaches showed that “they were desperate" for information to pin something on President Trump and Republicans more broadly.
Just the News Staff
Source: https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/four-biggest-revelations-fani-files-week
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