The Fulton County Ethics Commission was scheduled to hear charges against District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday, but withdrew its plans after determining it lacked jurisdiction.
Fulton County Ethics Commissioner after former President Trump’s co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case alleged that Willis had an improper relationship with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor hired to prosecute Trump. The board was scheduled to hear two charges against Willis. However, days before the board convened on March 7, the meeting agenda was updated to remove consideration of these complaints.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that during Thursday’s meeting, Board Chair Daraka Thatcher said the board has no jurisdiction over the complaint because Willis is a state constitutional officer, not a county employee. announced.
“The Fulton County Code of Ethics, our code of ethics, applies only to county officers and employees,” Thatcher said in a prepared statement. He said the Georgia Ethics Commission is the appropriate body to review the charges against Willis.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis winks before swearing in her testimony at the hearing regarding her inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade. (Screenshot/Fox News)
Last year, Willis indicted Trump and 18 co-defendants, including Republican political operative Michael Roman, who first filed the complaint alleging that Willis benefited financially from his romantic relationship with Wade. .
A state judge is currently reviewing evidence against Willis’ alleged fraud and considering whether he and his team should be disbarred from the case.
At the same time, state lawmakers created a special Senate committee with subpoena power to investigate allegations against the district attorney.
The two complaints filed with the Ethics Commission are separate from the disqualification process and the state Senate investigation.
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Special Counsel Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on February 15, 2024. (Alyssa Pointerpool/Getty Images)
Gregory Mantell and Stephen Kramer filed complaints in January and February, respectively, alleging numerous ethics violations by Willis.
Mantel, who founded the Substack blog Investigative News Service, filed a complaint against Willis on January 27. According to Newsweek, Mantel claims the district attorney’s office has wrongly denied records requests for expense reports from 2021 to 2023, as well as all contracts and payments made to Willis. ing. Wade at that time. He also requested records related to the $14.6 million award to the Justice Department, Newsweek reported.
Kramer’s long indictment alleges Wade’s employment, the extramarital affair, Wade’s compensation, the money he spent on dates and travel, how the relationship may have created a hostile work environment, and that the taxes he paid Wade could have been better spent. A FOX 5 Atlanta report raises questions about whether this is the case.
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“Additional resources and financial costs to the courts and district attorney’s office, paid for by Fulton County taxpayers like me, are intended to address this inappropriate relationship,” Kramer wrote in his Feb. 14 complaint. ” he wrote.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), an ardent supporter of President Trump, has also filed two ethics complaints against Willis and said she looks forward to hearings. Ta.
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If the Fulton County Ethics Commission had found Willis violated the county’s ethics code, she would have been fined $1,000.
However, the board determined that Willis was outside its jurisdiction and no disciplinary action would be taken.
