The head of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners’ audit committee on Friday demanded that District Attorney Fani Willis provide information related to her appointment of Nathan Wade as special prosecutor in the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump. .
Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis’ request is part of an investigation into possible “misuse” of taxpayer funds as a result of Willis’ appointment of Wade while the two were involved in an alleged affair.
“Aside from any potential investigation by the State of Georgia, this situation requires confirmation of whether County funds provided for the operation of your office and your prosecutorial function were used appropriately, and whether any payment of County funds to Mr. Wade were converted for his personal benefit in the form of subsidized travel or other gifts,” states Ellis’ letter to Willis, obtained by the Washington Post.
Lawyers for the special prosecutor’s ex-wife, Jocelyn Wade, submitted to Cobb County Superior Court bank records, as part of the divorce proceedings, that allegedly show that Nathan Wade bought tickets for him and Willis to fly together to San Francisco and Miami, as well as a $2,600 Royal Caribbean cruise package.
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The purchases suggest that Wade has used at least some of the $654,000 he was paid by Fulton County as part of his work on the Trump case to lavish gifts on Willis, according to Trump’s co-defendant, Michael Roman, who exposed the accusations of romance. in an explosive court filing earlier this month.
Ellis requests that Willis provide his audit committee with any contracts or service agreements he made with special prosecutors in the Trump case; invoices for services, fees and expenses; information about the methods he used to determine the hourly rate he pays to his special prosecutors; and information on why hourly pay might differ among special prosecutors, among other requests.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) alleged in a letter to the Georgia State Bar earlier this week that Willis pays Wade “78.57% more than other attorneys appointed to the cases” and raised doubts about the special counsel’s qualifications to handle the racketeer-influenced cases and the Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case against Trump and his co-defendants.
“That represents an exorbitant salary for someone who apparently has no experience litigating RICO cases,” Mills argued. “Once again, there is a clear and compelling conclusion that can be drawn from this, if proven true: Wade was paid more because of her sexual relationship with the district attorney.”
Ellis asks that Willis provide the information to his committee by February 2.
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