The 127-page court filing filed Monday alleges that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not be the first to hire a married man whom Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ultimately hired to spearhead the prosecution of former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case. Alleges that he was involved in an “improper confidential personal relationship” with his personal lawyer. It is said that this suspicion of extramarital affairs was mutually beneficial and could even have been a crime.
In addition to suggestions that Willis is morally compromised by her relationship with Nathan Wade, who is currently undergoing divorce proceedings, the filing also says the daughter of the top Black Panther Democrat will be charged under federal racketeering laws. Alleged that the person may have committed a federal crime.
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court motion The lawsuit was filed Monday in Fulton County Superior Court on behalf of former Trump campaign official Michael Roman, a co-defendant in the Republican front-runner's Georgia case.
Roman served as election day operations manager for Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. He was charged in 2023 with conspiracy to commit first-degree forgery. Violation of Georgia RICO Law. Conspiracy to make false statements or statements. Conspiracy to impersonate a public official, conspiracy to submit false documents.
Monday's lawsuit seeks to dismiss the charges Willis brought against Roman on the grounds that the entire indictment is invalid and unconstitutional because the Fulton County District Attorney did not have the legal authority to appoint a special prosecutor. “The special prosecutor did not have the legal authority to appoint a special prosecutor, and the special prosecutor cooperated in the appointment of a special prosecutor.''As a result, both indictments contains structural errors and irreparable defects and should be rejected outright. ”
The motion also asks the court to disqualify Willis, her alleged lover, and the entire DA's office from further prosecuting the case.
“The district attorney and special prosecutor are disqualified from prosecuting this matter because they violated laws regulating the use of public funds, suffered from an irrevocable conflict of interest, and violated their oaths under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.” It should be done.” filing.
Nathan Wade, a key figure in the prosecution of Mr. Trump in Georgia, was previously a prosecutor in Cobb County, where he had never prosecuted any felonies, according to the filing.newsweek
I got it. Wade ran unsuccessfully for Cobb County Superior Court judge from 2012 to 2016, but was unsuccessful all three times.
The motion alleges Willis hired Wade in November 2021 without approval from the Fulton County Commission, as required by law. The New York Times previously characterized Mr. Wade as an “old friend” of Mr. Willis.
The day after signing the contract, Wade filed for divorce.
The filing alleges that “people close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney acknowledged that the two had an ongoing personal relationship during the pendency of the special counsel's divorce proceedings.” ing. The application further states, “According to these sources, their personal relationship is [Willis] and [Wade] It began before this prosecution even began, before the district attorney appointed a special prosecutor. ”
The Journal-Constitution indicated that there was no conclusive evidence in the submission of this connection other than the claims made by anonymous sources. But Roman's attorney, Ashley Merchant, appears to have discovered something interesting while reviewing the case file for Wade's ongoing divorce case. The case remains sealed while she makes copies. Therefore, Merchant said she plans to wait to share information in the divorce papers after the judge unseals them.
Wade used Fulton County funds received by his law firm to pay for lavish vacations he allegedly took with Willis, according to the filing. Wade and Willis traveled to Napa Valley and Florida, and are also said to have cruised the Caribbean together.
Wade has reportedly been awarded restitution by Willis and has been paid more than $650,000 in legal fees since January 2022, according to county records.
“Wade is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to prosecute this case on his behalf,” the motion states. “Wade now takes on Willis and pays for vacations around the world with money paid by Fulton County taxpayers and authorized only by Willis.”
The motion further states that Willis' “clear and intentional failure to disclose a conflict of interest to Fulton County and the courts, coupled with her decision to hire a special prosecutor based on her own personal interests.” “This may be an act of deceiving the public with honest information.” The service was not provided because the district attorney “personally benefited from an undisclosed conflict of interest.” ”
Not only could such conduct be a federal crime, the filing suggests it could be prosecuted under federal racketeering charges.
Pallavi Bailey, a spokeswoman for Mr. Willis, told the Journal-Constitution that the prosecutor's office would respond to the allegations “through appropriate court filings.” Wade, however, did not respond to the paper's request for comment.
This is not the first time in recent months that Willis' integrity as a prosecutor has been called into question.
The House Judiciary Committee last year launched an investigation into Willis regarding his motives for prosecuting Trump.Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R) explicitly I got it. The letter, dated August 24, 2023, states: “Your indictment and prosecution involve significant federal interests, and the circumstances surrounding your actions raise serious concerns as to whether they are politically motivated.” It's causing this,” he said.
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