Jones is one of 16 fake Trump electors who signed the “unofficial voter certificate” in a plan to subvert the Electoral College in the 2020 election.
Jones is currently running for lieutenant governor in Georgia against Democrat Charlie Bailey. Willis organized a fundraiser for Jones’ Democratic opponent last month and donated to his primary campaign earlier this year.
In his ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said Willis’ office can “ask witnesses about the senator’s role in the various efforts that the state Republican party made to question the legitimacy of the election results. That may not be his job. What he is doing is securing that evidence to build a case against the senator.”
Last week, McBurney criticized Willis during a hearing to host a fundraiser for the Democratic nominee.
“It’s a ‘What are you thinking’ moment,” McBurney said. “The optics are horrible.”
Willis’ office and a spokesman for Jones did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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