The special prosecutor accused of having an “inappropriate” relationship with Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis was hired by the Fulton County Attorney's Office while overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. In response, he reportedly charged $4,000 for two eight-hour meetings with White House officials. Court documents.
According to invoices included in the bombshell documents, the meeting appeared to be attended by Nathan Wade, an Atlanta-based private attorney hired by Willis to help prosecute Trump and his co-defendants. The event was held in 2022, after he was selected for the role. Court filing by former Trump 2020 campaign official Michael Roman.
Roman said in a court filing that Willis should be disbarred from the case and the charges should be dropped because of his alleged “inappropriate and confidential personal relationship” with Wade. claims.
According to the invoice, Wade's services in connection with the case included attending an event with White House advisers in Georgia and attending a meeting at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It seems like it was.
Wade has been paid approximately $654,000 in legal fees by the Fulton County Prosecutor's Office since January 2022, but the invoice listed a “travel to Athens” on May 23, 2022. event, he was billed for eight hours of work at $250 an hour. ; Please discuss with White House Counsel. ”
On November 18, 2022, Mr. Wade billed the county for an additional $2,000 for a “meeting with the DC/White House.”
Both meetings took place well before Trump was indicted in Georgia on August 14, 2023, but Willis filed a lawsuit against a Fulton County judge in January 2022 regarding his 2020 election interference charges. This came after he asked that the special purpose grand jury assisting with the investigation be censured.
It is unclear what Wade discussed with White House officials during these two meetings.
Last September, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked Willis to provide details about his office's communications with federal officials regarding the prosecution of Trump. However, the prosecutor's office did not respond to this request.
Jordan, a staunch defender of Trump, claims that Willis' lawsuit could be “aimed at interfering with the 2024 presidential election,” and that he is the Republican front-runner against President Biden. It becomes.
Willis chided Jordan, accusing him of lacking a “basic understanding of the law” and of trying to “infiltrate and disrupt an ongoing criminal case.”
According to Roman's filing, “sources close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney” have confirmed that Willis and Wade are engaged in an ongoing affair, and that Wade “went to Cobb, Ga., the day after his initial contract with Willis.” He claims to have confirmed that he has filed for divorce in the county. We plan to “start” from November 2021.
of wall street journal It was reported on Tuesday that Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in Wade's divorce case.
Roman's complaint alleges that despite being paid by Willis for his work on the Trump case (funds that he also allegedly used to pay for lavish vacations at the DA's office), Willis continued to engage in his alleged affair with Wade. It is argued that the failure to disclose this information could amount to honest services fraud. It is a predicate act that can lead to RICO charges against both the district attorney and the special prosecutor. ”
Mr. Trump and Mr. Roman were charged with racketeering under Georgia's Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in the case against Mr. Willis and 17 other co-defendants.
Roman served as election day operations manager for Trump's re-election campaign in 2020.
Following the former president's loss in 2020, Roman has joined forces with pro-Trump allies to reject President-elect Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada. He is said to have participated in an effort to nominate “fake elector” candidates.
He was indicted on seven felonies last August by a Georgia grand jury convened by Willis.
Wade, the Fulton County Attorney's Office and the White House did not immediately respond to The Post's requests for comment.
