A potential bombshell filing accuses Fani Willis of engaging in a relationship with a top Trump case prosecutor, though details are scant.
A new court filing accuses Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of having an “improper” relationship with her top Trump prosecutor and financially benefitted from their alleged relationship. The court papers did not offer any further details and the district attorney did not publicly deny the claims.
The potential bombshell court filing on Monday alleged that Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor, paid for vacations with Ms. Willis while using Fulton County funds that his private law firm had received. Mr. Wade has played a significant role in the case against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants.
Records obtained by a local media outlet also show that Mr. Wade was paid more than $650,000 in legal fees since January 2022 and that the district attorney is the one who authorizes it.
It wasn’t President Trump who made the filing. A former Trump attorney, Michael Roman, did so and is now seeking to disqualify Ms. Willis, a Democrat, from overseeing the case.
Mr. Roman accused Ms. Willis of having potentially committed “an act to defraud the public of honest services” due to what he called an “intentional failure” to disclose her alleged relationship with Mr. Wade, which she “personally benefitted from.”
“Accordingly, the district attorney and the special prosecutor have violated laws regulating the use of public monies, suffer from irreparable conflicts of interest, and have violated their oaths of office under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disqualified from prosecuting this matter,” the filing stated.
In multiple comments to media outlets, a spokesperson for Ms. Willis said that she will “respond through appropriate court filings.” No other comment was given. The Epoch Times contacted the district attorney’s office and Mr. Wade’s law firm for comment on Tuesday.
Mr. Roman’s court papers cited “discussions with individuals with knowledge” about Ms. Willis and the special prosecutor but provided few details other than that they were “romantically involved” before Mr. Wade was brought by her onto the case against President Trump and the others, including Mr. Roman. It also accuses the district attorney of bringing him on as a special counsel without obtaining proper government authorization.
