A judge in Georgia has scheduled a hearing to address allegations of misconduct against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D).
On Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee scheduled a hearing for Feb. 15 to address allegations of serious misconduct against Willis that surfaced last week. He ordered Willis to respond in writing to the allegations by February 2.
Last week, Michael Roman, one of the co-defendants in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, filed a motion to disqualify Willis and have the case dismissed.
filing claim that This action was necessary because Willis and Special Counsel Nathan Wade “engaged in an inappropriate and confidential personal relationship during the pendency of this case, which resulted in the special prosecutor and, by extension, The district attorney ended up profiting greatly from this case.” Prosecuted at the expense of taxpayers. ”
Additionally, the filing alleges that Mr. Willis has personally benefited from a “lucrative” contract the state attorney's office entered into with Mr. Wade (benefits including vacations and cruises), and that he is the sole approver of that contract. He claims to be Mr. Willis.
Public records show Mr. Wade was paid at least $653,880, or more than $500,000, for his assistance in the case. more WXIA-TV than any other special prosecutor assigned to the case. report.
Roman's filing lacks direct evidence, but repeatedly cites “sources” close to both Willis and Wade as support for its claims. Roman's lawyer, Ashley Merchant, promised that “concrete evidence” would be presented in court. Some of the evidence is she saidIt was found in Wade's divorce proceedings, which were sealed in 2022.
Importantly, Willis has been subpoenaed to give a pretrial deposition in the divorce case. But she filed her motion Thursday, arguing that her testimony was not needed.
In his filing, Willis claims that Joycelyn Wade is “obstructing and obstructing the ongoing criminal prosecution” and that “the civil discovery process is being used to embarrass, embarrass, and suppress the district attorney.” “He conspired with an interested party in a criminal election interference case in order to take advantage of this.” Willis. ”
However, the filing “does not address the nature of Willis and Wade's relationship,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. observed.
Willis attributed the intense scrutiny of her private life to racial hostility.
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