Fulton County DA Fani Willis acknowledges personal relationship with the special prosecutor in Trump election case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade as former President Donald Trump and other co-defendants have sought to get them disqualified from the election interference case.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday acknowledged having a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade as former President Donald Trump and another co-defendant have sought to get them disqualified from the Georgia election interference case.
In a 176-page filing, Willis seemed to respond to the allegations by stating that “any personal relationship among members of the prosecution team does not amount to a disqualifying conflict of interest or otherwise harm a criminal defendant.”
Willis and her office argued that the relationship hasn’t corrupted their ability to oversee the case.
"Defendants have done nothing to establish an actual conflict of interest, nor have they shown that, in the handling of the case, District Attorney Willis or Special Prosecutor Wade have acted out of any personal or financial motivation," it said.
The filing said that Trump co-defendant Michael Roman — who first made the allegation that Willis and Wade had a relationship to get the charges tossed — “wildly speculates” that Willis “benefitted financially from the investigation and prosecution of this criminal case, but provides no support to justify that conclusion.”
Rating: 5