Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the 2020 Georgia case against him should be dropped after prosecutor Fani Willis was accused of ethics violations.
A co-defendant in the Trump case claimed in court documents that she had an “inappropriate” romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor hired by Willis. Willis and Wade allegedly benefited financially from their relationship in the form of vacation time using funds his law firm received for handling cases.
“We had a very big incident yesterday, as we saw in Georgia, where the district attorney completely compromised “The case must be dropped.” case of interference. “They went after 18 or 20 people. … She was losing her mind. Now it turns out that this case is completely compromised.
Trump added, “That's illegal. What she did was illegal. So we're going to let the states deal with it, but what a sad situation.”
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Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Getty Images)
The allegations against Willis were included in a motion filed on behalf of former Trump campaign officials. michael romana co-defendant in the case, asked for the charges against him to be dismissed.
The newspaper cited “a source close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney” who confirmed that “the two had an ongoing personal relationship.”
According to county records, Mr. Wade has been paid about $654,000 in legal fees since January 2022, an amount the district attorney (in this case Mr. Willis) approved.
The application also asks that the entire district attorney's office, including Willis and Wade, be disqualified from prosecuting the case.
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Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom during his lunch break during his civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court on November 6, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Willis indicted him in August stemming from an investigation into Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.Mr Trump is be prosecuted for One count of violating Georgia's RICO law, three counts of criminal abetting, six counts of conspiracy, one count of filing false documents, and two counts of making false statements.
Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The former president and 2024 front-runner has also been charged in separate cases in New York City, Florida and Washington, D.C.
President Trump appeared in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as his lawyers argued he had presidential immunity from charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith's investigation.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (left) and former President Donald Trump. (Washington Post David Walter Banks/Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Trump's lawyer, D. John Sauer, said the president has “absolute immunity” even after leaving office, and that President Biden “will not prosecute the incumbent president's greatest political opponent and the greatest threat to the election.” “I do,” he claimed. Smith's lawyers said the president is not entitled to absolute immunity and that Trump's alleged actions were outside the scope of his official duties.
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Smith's lawsuit against Trump upon pause Trump's lawyers are appealing the case, arguing that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution. The trial was scheduled to begin on March 4th.
It is unclear when the appeals court will issue its decision.
Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.
