Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is paying her alleged mistress an hourly wage that is higher than what she paid the state's leading expert on the type of lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump. compensated the woman.
Mr. Willis' latest controversy concerns payments to Nathan Wade, the special counsel he appointed in the case against Mr. Trump. Political operative Mike Roman, one of Trump's 18 co-defendants in Georgia, filed a complaint on January 8 alleging that Willis had an “inappropriate” relationship with his colleague. submitted.
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John Floyd wrote: Book Under federal and state racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) laws, considered Georgia's top expert signed a $150 per hour contract with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office on March 10, 2021. according to Under a contract obtained by DCNF.Nathan Wade[m] Willis was appointed special prosecutor and was paid $250 an hour, according to a contract written in court. document –But Willis insisted Sunday that all of her special prosecutors are paid the same.
Allegations in the DCNF report and Roman's filing suggest that Wade took her on exotic vacations after he received a lucrative contract from Willis.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Roman filing:
…Willis and Wade allege that they had a romantic relationship that began before Wade was appointed special prosecutor. It said the two traveled together to Napa Valley and Florida and cruised in the Caribbean using tickets Wade bought from Norwegian and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, but the filing does not include those. No purchase documentation was included.
Willis and Wade have not denied having an affair. The day after Wade signed a lucrative contract with Willis, he filed for divorce from his wife.
While Mr. Floyd's expertise in RICO litigation is extensive, Mr. Wade's past experience does not demonstrate any relevant expertise in the case against Mr. Trump, much less justify his large fee. do not have. His previous experience includes working in private practice as a trial. lawyer Contract disputes and family law, and as a municipal judge. trade With traffic ticket.
According to Roman's filing, Wade has never prosecuted a RICO felony case, and “we cannot find any evidence that Wade has ever prosecuted a single felony case.”
His complaint seeks to have the charges against him dismissed and to bar Mr. Willis, Mr. Wade, and the entire district attorney's office from further prosecution.
Other allegations cast doubt on Mr. Willis' payments to Mr. Wade. His company allegedly billed her office $6,000 for a 24-hour day in November 2021.
In response to reports of an affair with Wade, Willis on Sunday insisted that the alleged corrupt relationship with the top prosecutor investigating Trump was based on racism.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
