The special prosecutor in former President Trump's Georgia criminal case said Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) will be working with San Francisco as she investigates Trump, the prosecutor's wife in his ongoing divorce case. I paid for him to accompany me on the flight to Miami.
document Among them are bank statements that appear to show multiple airline ticket purchases for Trump and Willis in the months before Special Counsel Nathan Wade indicted him for the fourth time. include. Wade's wife's lawyer accused the two of having a romantic relationship.
One of Trump's co-defendants made a similar accusation last week, arguing that the allegations made the broader racketeering indictment “fatally flawed.”
The accusations have provided fresh ammunition for prosecutors from Trump and his co-defendants as well as Republicans, but it remains unclear whether they will affect the former president's case.
Last week, Willis was served with a subpoena in the divorce case between Wade and his wife, Joycelyn, which began in 2021. Willis is currently trying to avoid appearing for the deposition, and Friday's filing was filed in response to the district attorney's efforts.
Joycelyn Wade's lawyer, Andrea Hastings, said: “The defendant is seeking to remove Ms. Willis in order to reveal details surrounding her romantic relationship with the plaintiff. There doesn't seem to be any explanation.” Document obtained by The Hill.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Bryn Anderson)
According to bank statements, Wade purchased a trip with Willis from Atlanta to Miami in October 2022. Wade bought a plane ticket from Atlanta to San Francisco in April 2023, and his statement shows a transaction at a hotel in Napa Valley several weeks later. According to the statement, the ticket was purchased for an economy seat.
“It is clear that Mr. Willis was the intended travel partner on at least some of these trips, as evidenced by the tickets Mr. Willis purchased to accompany him,” Hastings said in the filing. Stated.
A coalition of news organizations that filed a motion to unseal records in the divorce case obtained the documents separately early Friday.
The district attorney's office has repeatedly declined to comment on the romance allegations, saying it intends to respond in court documents. In Trump's case, Willis is expected to respond in writing to the accusations by February 2nd.
The Hill has reached out to Willis' attorney for comment.
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Willis had earlier this week rejected requests to appear at the deposition, claiming it was harassment and orchestrated to thwart prosecution.
“Contrary to Ms. Wills' belief, the defendant was not using the deposition to harass her, but rather to obtain relevant information from her husband's mistress about her relationship with the plaintiff and the extent of her financial involvement. “We are seeking this,” the lawyer for Mr. Wade's wife wrote. She added that Mr Willis' answers would help ensure a fair division of their assets.
The alleged relationship initially drew attention to the defendant, Mike Roman, who asked a judge to dismiss the case against him and bar Willis, Wade and the Fulton County District Attorney's Office from further involvement in the case. I asked them to strictly prevent this. Roman was a 2020 Trump campaign operative and has pleaded not guilty to seven charges he faces.
Roman, Trump and many other Trump allies are accused of joining a criminal organization bent on keeping the former president in the White House after losing the 2020 election.
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