Embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is personally helping prepare a court response scheduled for Friday against an attempt to dismiss part of the Georgia voter fraud case based on her alleged affair with the lead prosecutor she appointed , a claim he may not even deny. sources said.
Willis’ office has until Friday to file documents opposing Donald Trump’s co-defendant Mike Roman’s attempt to have criminal charges against him dropped on conflict of interest grounds based on Willis’s alleged affair with the special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Roman’s lawyer claimed that Willis paid Wade an unusually high salary to lead the case against Trump (and his 14 co-defendants) despite Wade’s lack of prosecutorial experience and that she then benefited from his pay when he invited her. to vacation. Since then, other defendants, including the former president, have joined Roman’s motion.
Willis has personally helped draft his office’s written response to the motions and may not even address the affair allegations, instead focusing on the legal problems with the arguments, CNN reported, citing sources.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been personally involved in preparing her office’s written response to claims that part of the Georgia voter fraud case should be dismissed because of her alleged affair with the lead prosecutor. AP Trump and some other defendants have argued that criminal charges against them should be dismissed because of a conflict of interest based on the alleged affair between Willis and special counsel Nathan Wade. REUTERS Willis appointed Wade to the Trump investigation in 2021 despite his lack of prior prosecutorial experience, Trump and others argued. AP
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee scheduled a court hearing for Feb. 15 for the parties to debate the issue, and Roman’s attorney subpoenaed Wade and Willis to answer questions under oath during the proceeding. , although the duo may try to leave publicly. testifying.
Wade’s divorce case also attracted public attention after his ex-wife, Joycelyn Wade, sought testimony from Willis and argued that Wade was spending money on his alleged girlfriend while giving his ex a paltry sum of money each month. .
A hearing in the case had been set for Wednesday, but the Wades reached a temporary agreement at 11 p.m. Tuesday, canceling the hearing, where Nathan may have been asked questions about the matter.
To date, Willis has not addressed the affair allegations, but has suggested that the scrutiny on her is racially motivated.
Representatives from the district attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
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