Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis lashed out at defense attorneys on Thursday in a court hearing over corruption allegations surrounding her relationship with the special prosecutor leading the case to take down former President Donald Trump and nearly two dozen Republicans.
The hearing in question regarded a pretrial motion filed on Jan. 8 by co-defendant Michael Roman, one of 19 Republicans indicted by Willis’ office in August for his role in challenging Georgia’s 2020 election results. The motion sought to have the charges against Roman dismissed on various grounds, one of which alleged that Willis was involved in a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom Willis appointed to the position.
As summarized by The Daily Caller, the filing more specifically claimed Willis “benefited from appointing Wade when he took her on vacations using funds earned from his ‘lucrative’ contract” and seeks to have Willis disqualified from overseeing his case.
2020. Fani Willis is asked why the people of Fulton County should support her for District Attorney.
“Because they deserve a DA that won’t have sex with his employees, because they deserve a DA that won’t put money in their own pocket.” pic.twitter.com/uo8wD1wnnR
— MAZE (@mazemoore) February 15, 2024
Willis and Wade acknowledged the romantic relationship in a Feb. 2 court filing and maintained it “has never involved direct or indirect financial benefit.” Both parties also claimed the relationship did not begin until spring 2022 — months after Wade was appointed as special prosecutor on Nov.
