Fani Willis ally pushes for election interference case prosecutor to step aside

An ally of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), who served as special prosecutor in former President Trump's first impeachment, says it's “prudent” for Georgia election interference prosecutor Nathan Wade to resign. He said he was deaf. Allegations that Willis hired him while they were in a romantic relationship.

Norm Eisen, who served as the House special counsel during Trump's impeachment, said Georgia law does not require him to remove Wade himself from the case, but it would be wise to consider it.

“My view is that the law does not require Mr. Wade to resign, but I think it would be prudent for him to consider voluntarily resigning,” Eisen said in an interview with The Hill on Saturday. Told. “If Mr. Wade were asked, my advice to him would be that now is a good time to distance himself from this incident.”

Wade is an Atlanta-area attorney hired by Willis as a special prosecutor to lead the case.

The former special counsel's comments are the first time Willis' allies have acknowledged the severity of the damage the charges have done to her and her ongoing case, but they also say the facts of their relationship are “We need to find out because we don't fully know,” he added. To see how it develops. ”

Eisen said the case against Trump and his co-conspirators was “strong” and the evidence was “strong,” but officials said the growing controversy could delay the case's progress. He said we shouldn't waste time.

“Trump alone cannot do that, and his alleged co-conspirators, like Mr. Rome, need to be the focus of the case,” Eisen said. He was referring to co-defendant Mike Roman, who sought to disqualify both Mr. Willis and Mr. Wade from the case on charges contained in a supplement two weeks ago.

Eisen added that Willis should not resign because of the importance of the case and because voters elected him to prosecute the crime.

“Mr. Willis has no legal obligation to resign,” Eisen said. “Their case handling was successful. She was elected by the residents of Fulton County to prosecute the crime, and this is a significant case that affects her jurisdiction. Therefore, I believe that she Not only do I think she can stay, I think she should stay and continue working on the case.”

The charges against Wills and Wade were filed last week by Roman's attorneys, who argued that the indictment was “fatally flawed” because Willis and Wade had an “inappropriate” romantic relationship.