The claim has since been vehemently denied by White House officials, who say that Willis was attending an event for Black History Month and never met with Kamala Harris.

Attorney Ashley Merchant showed a committee the White House records detailing that Willis, the District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, was in the White House on February 28, 2023, before indicting Donald Trump and 18 others in August for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia.

President Joe Biden won the 2020 election with Harris as his vice president. Willis was elected DA as a Democrat candidate.

Merchant said the White House records she obtained showed that Willis had the meeting with Harris in the company of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, a Democrat.

Newsweek sought email comment from Willis' office on Wednesday.

A White House official said that last February, Vice President Harris hosted a Black History Month reception at their residence in partnership with Black Entertainment Television.

The official said that hundreds of black leaders from across the country attended the event that that the Vice President did not get the opportunity to speak directly with the majority of guests, including District Attorney Willis.