Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her boyfriend are at odds again.
Willis is accused of illegally recording phone conversations. Nathan Wade, who served as special prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case until last month, is facing contempt of court charges in his girlfriend’s divorce case.
brief summary
Willis, who recently described herself as the “face of the feminist movement,” has been under intense scrutiny for months over accusations of “systemic misconduct” and various other wrongdoings. In effect, the issue for Willis is that Ashley Merchant, the attorney for President Trump’s co-defendant Michael Roman, was ethically compromised by her “inappropriate and confidential personal relationship” with Wade. It began with the filing of a petition for disqualification.
Willis hired Wade the day after he filed for divorce from his wife, Jocelyn Wade. Willis and Wade’s relationship is said to have been going on for at least several months prior to the appointment.
Mr. Willis’ subsequent disqualification motion alleged that he prejudiced potential jurors with racist comments, misuse of public funds, conflicts of interest, coordination with President Biden, preferential treatment of Mr. Wade, and even federal extortion. They accused Willis of potentially violating the law.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled on March 15 that Willis can continue to oversee the prosecution of the case as long as Wade resigns as special counsel, ultimately Mr. Wade resigned. But McAfee criticized Willis’ “unprofessional behavior.” [her] her “bad choices,” her “serious errors of judgment,” and her “legally inappropriate” statements.
McAfee granted President Trump and several co-defendants permission to appeal the ruling to the Georgia Court of Appeals.They are
officially did so last week. The court has 45 days to issue a decision.
It’s unclear whether disqualification is still on the table, but it’s clear Willis could still be held accountable for other misconduct allegations.
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Attorney Christopher Kachoroff, who represents President Trump’s co-defendant Harrison Floyd in the Georgia case, accused Willis on Tuesday of illegally recording a phone call with one of his Maryland-based colleagues. .
Mr. Kachorov told legal analyst Phil Holloway.[Willis] We reached out to one of my colleagues in Maryland, and he was rude and blunt on the phone — and he was handling the Maryland case and I was handling the Georgia case. – and she ended up recording him. ”
Kachoroff emphasized that Maryland is a two-party agreement state.newsweek
I got it. Maryland is one of 11 states that requires bilateral consent.
Under Maryland’s Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Act, this
criminal offense Recording conversations without the consent of all parties involved. Anyone who commits such an act is subject to “committing a felony and being sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.”
“So she illegally recorded the calls?” Holloway asked.
“Oh, yes,” Kachorov replied. “It’s a felony in Maryland.”
Mr. Floyd shared relevant excerpts from the interview with Mr.
Floyd, a former Marine and martial arts instructor, was a senior staffer on Trump’s 2020 campaign and ran Black Voices for Trump. He was charged in Georgia with racketeering, conspiracy to make false statements, and influencing a witness. Mr. Floyd has maintained his innocence.
In a subsequent post to X, Floyd shared a screenshot.
Articles from August 29, 2023 The paper, published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, referred to calls recorded by Willis.
“Willis’ office provided the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with a recording of a phone call that Willis made that same day to Carlos J.R. Salvado, Floyd’s attorney in an unrelated criminal case in federal court in Maryland. ” reported the Journal Constitution. “During the phone call, she explained that she sent a representative to meet Mr. Floyd at the jail when he turned himself in. Ms. Willis told Mr. Salvado that Mr. Floyd was offered a consent bond at the time, but that Mr. He said he refused.”
floyd
I have written “I don’t want black women in prison. But if… [Fani Willis] If I do not remove myself from this lawsuit by Monday at noon, I may have no choice but to seek all legal remedies. Let’s make Fulton great again. ”
Holloway
answered“I think Maryland law applies here. In fact, I know it’s unusual and unprofessional for a lawyer to record a phone call with another lawyer. Is it a crime? It’s up to the state of Maryland to decide, but either way, it doesn’t look good.”
Newsweek reached out to Willis’ office for comment, but did not receive a response.
Possibility of contempt of court
Nathan Wade may have resigned from Trump’s Georgia lawsuit, but it seems he can’t avoid controversy completely.
The former Trump prosecutor’s ex-wife, Jocelyn Wade, filed a contempt of court complaint against Willis’ girlfriend in Cobb County Superior Court on Wednesday.
report My TV.
According to court filings, the now-divorced couple agreed earlier this year that Nathan Wade would pay his estranged wife’s medical bills, pending further orders from the court.
It has been revealed that Jocelyn Wade is currently enduring severe physical symptoms and requires urgent medical attention, including an endoscopy, colonoscopy and ultrasound. , a loss that has “significantly affected their ability to ingest most food and has led to significant weight gain.” ”
According to the filing, Jocelyn Wade informed the former Trump prosecutor that these procedures were absolutely necessary and required an advance payment of $4,400. The issue is that Nathan Wade allegedly “neglected and failed to meet his obligations under the temporary order to cover these necessary medical expenses.”
The filing further suggests that Jocelyn Wade was unable to come up with the cash for the procedure because she was helping her daughter with living expenses, but Nathan Wade paid the rent on the day the rent was due. is said to have been discontinued.
Nathan Wade allegedly told his son and daughter to “get money from their mother” for their expenses.
Nathan Wade’s “multiple willful failures to comply with the terms of the interim order and agreement amount to contempt of court,” the filing said.
Newsweek contacted Wade for comment.
shown Wade could face contempt of court charges, and Willis could face retaliation as well.
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