EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) filed a bill to prohibit any federal funds from going to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office following the indictment and arraignment of former President Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Trump was arraigned in the county on 13 felony charges, including racketeering, along with 18 other co-defendants in connection with his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Since his indictment earlier this month, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has become a target of Republicans, with the House Judiciary Committee opening an investigation into her office on Thursday.
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Biggs, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and a staunch Trump supporter, filed the legislation titled the Withholding Investments from Lawless Litigators in States Act, or WILLIS Act.
The bill would ensure that “no Federal funds may be awarded or otherwise made available to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.” In addition, the bill would rescind the “unobligated balances of all amounts allocated” or “otherwise made available” to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office.
It would also require the attorney general “to require the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to reimburse the Federal Government for all amounts expended for such Office after the date of January 1, 2021,” which is when Willis assumed the position of district attorney.
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“The indictments from the Fulton County Grand Jury are some of the weakest and most ridiculous I’ve ever seen,” Biggs said in a statement. “President Trump and the 18 others mentioned were indicted for mundane activities like sending a text message, making a phone call, reserving a conference room, and tweeting. This is a blatant attack on American freedoms. Our national debt is at an all-time high. We cannot afford to have our federal government funding corrupt DA Offices’ quests for national fame through political witch hunts."
The bill faces a difficult road ahead. Even if it does make it out of the House, the Democratic-controlled Senate wouldn’t give it the time of day, and President Joe Biden would almost certainly veto the legislation if it came to his desk.