Willis, Barnes challenge Georgia Senate committee in hearing

(The Center Square) – The Senate Special Committee on Investigations questioned Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis about taxpayer money spent prosecuting President Donald Trump and others in an election interference case while her attorney called the hearing a “witch hunt.”

Willis and her attorney, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, clashed with Vicechairman Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, during Wednesday’s hearing over why the committee is investigating. Dolezal and Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones II, D-Augusta, were the only two who could question Willis during the hearing per the committee’s rules.

The committee, created in 2024, is tasked with inquiring about Willis’ case against Trump and 18 other defendants to see if “these allegations may show that existing state laws, including those establishing processes for selecting, hiring, and compensating special assistant district attorneys, are inadequate to address various legal and fiscal issues raised by District Attorney Willis’ alleged cond...