Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must comply with a subpoena for testimony and documents related to allegations of misconduct in her handling of the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, a Georgia judge ruled this week.

The Georgia state Senate special committee issued the subpoena to Willis earlier this year as part of an investigation into the 53-year-old prosecutor’s alleged misuse of taxpayer funds and possible conflicts of interest during her romance with former Trump special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Willis — who was barred from the Trump case by the Georgia Court of Appeals last week — disregarded the panel’s subpoena in September, arguing that the committee had no authority to compel her to testify or produce documents.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram ruled Monday that Willis has until Jan. 13 to file a list of privileges claimed and objections to any subpoena requests from the special committee.

Willis plans to appeal the ruling.

“We believe the verdict is wrong and we will appeal,” former Democratic Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, who is representing Willis in the case, told the Associated Press.

Willis criticized the Republican-led investigation during a heated news conference in May, calling the probe “unlawful” and suggesting she would refuse to appear before the committee.

Barnes had argued in a court filing that the panel’s demands were “overbroad and not adequately tailored to a legitimate legislative need” and that they “seek confidential and privileged information and private and personal information that are not the legitimate goal of a lawmaker.” “. subpoena,” according to the AP.

He also demanded that the subpoena be declared void because it was issued after the end of the state’s legislative session and violates Georgia’s constitution.

“The law is clear and the ruling confirms what we knew all along,” Republican Senator Greg Dolezal said in a statement, according to Fox News.

“Judge Ingram rejected every argument Willis made in attempting to avoid testifying under oath before the committee,” he added.

“I look forward to Attorney Willis complying with the subpoena and providing documents and testimony to our committee.”

The Georgia legislature is investigating several allegations against Willis that led to her and Wade being removed from the Trump case – including the district attorney’s decision to hire and pay extravagantly her now-ex-lover as a special prosecutor in the wide-ranging extortion case.

Wade was accused of spending about $654,000 of his salary on lavish gifts and getaways with Willis, his boss at the time – raising questions about the extent to which the Atlanta district attorney benefited financially from the person she hired with taxpayer money .