Donald Trump faces 91 criminal charges against him in four different court cases. And Trump is the front runner by far as the presidential candidate for the Republican party. And as hard as Trump pushes against the set timetable of cases, these cases will go to court in Washington, NY, Florida and Georgia in 2024. Trial date for Georgia is still up in the air, but everything points to a trial start date before the elections. I updated the summary on these four criminal cases in the page to the right of this post.

Rep. Jim Jordan is outspoken chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Jordan would like to help Trump, by claiming these court cases are a part of the weaponization of our legal system and conduct hearings to forward his contention. He can say anything he wants in the Committee, on Twitter and Fox News. But Jordan can not interfere with a prosecution, by ordering documents and testimony from the District Attorney Fani Willis in Fulton County, Georgia on the election interference case. Oversight has its limits.

Separation of our branches of government is essential to a functioning Democracy. Neither Democrats in the Senate nor Republicans in the House, can use their committees to interfere with the judicial system. They can try in the Georgia case, but with strong district attorney in charge, this effort will fail.

Jordan demanded information on the Georgia case twice. The second time around, DA Fani Willis had had enough. Jordan should recognize the famous one-two punch, which was beautifully executed. In boxing, this is a quick left jab, followed by a right cross. An excerpt from her letter below:

A charitable explanation of your correspondence is that you are ignorant of the United States and Georgia Constitutions and codes,” Willis wrote in a letter to the lawmaker. “A more troubling explanation is that you are abusing your authority as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary to attempt to obstruct and interfere with a Georgia criminal prosecution.”

Fine writing. Jordan can take his choice between the charitable or troubling interpretation. She ends her letter on a very positive note:

My attached prior letter provided you with four noble suggested uses of your authority as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee: (1) enhancing funding for victim-witness advocates; (2) expanding funding for testing all rape kits; (3) supporting the Credible Messengers program, which helps to turn around children in trouble with the criminal justice system; and (4) ensuring adequate funding to support state crime labs, which test for drugs like Fentanyl. I would encourage you to focus your attention on those issues, which would make life better for the American people.

Jordan is hell bent on punishing DA Fani Willis and Fulton County, GA with a cut off of federal funds for daring to prosecute Trump. Thank God we have independent judiciary system, which bullies can not mess with, even if they appear on Twitter, Fox News and other biased cable news programs.

So much for aid to state labs that test for Fentanyl. Jordan isn’t interested. Jordan does what Trump wants, and Trump’s hatred for Fani Willis and the conspiracy charge is palatable. Jim Jordan, as of today, is the Republican nominee for the Speaker of the House. He lacks the votes to become Speaker and we will soon return to the saga of House republicans without a leader.

Jordan’s attack on DA Fani Willis is misplaced. It is not the attorney general who will determine Donald Trump’s fate, but a jury composed of ordinary citizens. This is the same for all Americans.

Stay tuned,

Dave