Fanny Willis' miserable January may be coming to an end, but it looks like her troubles are just beginning.
The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to receive a subpoena next month to testify in court on charges of misconduct and possible crimes.
according to On CNN.
The allegations, which Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will address at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 15, and which Willis may need to speak on, are also of interest to Fulton County Commissioners. ing. Georgia House of Representativesand state senator They recently called for an investigation into possible wrongdoing on Willis' part.
While her reputation and career are at stake, Willis' 2020 election interference lawsuit against former President Donald Trump is also at risk of collapse.
Trump's lawyers on Thursday asked that Willis, the top Republican candidate, be disqualified from prosecuting the case in Georgia. Trump's lawyers argue that Willis promoted “racial hostility and prejudice against the defendant,” building on a previous disbarment motion filed on behalf of co-defendant Michael Roman.
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The Jan. 8 court motion to disbar Willis, filed on Roman's behalf in Fulton County Superior Court, accuses the Democratic DA's office of alleged misconduct and possible criminal activity, citing her experience He claimed that he had improperly appointed special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a married man with little experience. Apparently she was in a romantic relationship. Despite Ms. Willis' subsequent protests at church, her employment documents show that Mr. Willis paid Ms. Wade more than at least one other special prosecutor.
The complaint alleges that Wade used Fulton County funds received by the law firm and approved by Willis to pay for lavish international and domestic trips they took together. He has reportedly been paid more than $650,000 in legal fees since January 2022.
Credit card statements recently revealed in Wade's divorce case show that Nathan Wade paid Willis for joint travel, including air travel to Miami in October 2022 and San Francisco in April 2023. It was revealed.
The motion suggests that Mr. Wade's arrangement with Mr. Willis was not only unethical, but may have involved the commission of a federal crime indictable under federal racketeering statutes. .
Another motion to disqualify
Trump's lawyers also joined the effort to disqualify Willis, repeatedly claiming in Thursday's motion that the Black Panther's daughter had a conflict of interest by hiring her boyfriend to help prosecute the case. did.
report New York Times.
Mr. Trump's lawyers also argued that Mr. Willis' criticism of him in front of a packed church was motivated by racism, biasing potential jurors against Mr. He suggested he may have violated the state's attorney rules.
Willis told an Atlanta congregation on January 14 that critics of Wade's appointment are “playing the race card.”
“It's a little confusing. I appointed three special advisers, which is my right. I paid them all the same hourly rate. Only one attacked,” Willis said. Willis did not pay all three special advisers at the same rate, according to documents reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Democratic prosecutor also painted himself as a victim of racism, saying:[God,] You didn't tell me, a person of color, that it doesn't matter what I do. My motives, my talents, my abilities, and my character will be constantly attacked. ”
Thursday's filing said Willis' comments were “a clear attempt to incite racial bias in this case by publicly criticizing the defendant for daring to question her decision to hire a black man.” “This is a flagrantly calculated effort.”
The filing said Willis' comments were “very likely to cause significant prejudice against the defendant in the eyes of the public, particularly prospective jurors in Fulton County.”
report USA Today.
Steve Sadow, President Trump's lead defense attorney in the Georgia case, said: “The complaint filed today on behalf of President Trump addresses her misconduct as alleged in the complaint filed by Ms. Roman; We will hold District Attorney Willis legally responsible for the allegations made.” Extrajudicial public statements falsely and intentionally bring race into the case. ”
Willis brings racism into the case not only in public, but also behind the scenes.
Blaze News previously reported that in an email exchange last week, Willis implied that at least one of the defense attorneys in the Georgia election interference case was a racist, saying, There may be some people whose position I will never respect,'' he wrote. equivalent and corresponding. ”
“Her attempts to incite racial hostility and prejudice against the defendants in order to distract from and distract the defendants from the allegations of wrongdoing warrant the sanctions of dismissal and disbarment,” Sadow said.
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