Sleaze In Fulton County

Above, D.A. Fani Willis from her Facebook page.

In a breaking news story, the Daily Caller revealed that the Fulton County District Attorney and the appointed special prosecutor prosecuting former President Donald Trump have a personal relationship.

The Daily Caller reported:

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis confirmed a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade in a court filing Friday, though denied the relationship provided her with any financial benefit.

A co-defendant of former President Donald Trump alleged in a Jan. 8 motion that Willis improperly benefited from awarding Wade a lucrative contract when he took her on vacations using money he earned from his position, claiming this was grounds to disqualify Willis and dismiss the case. Willis responded Friday by arguing that their relationship does not represent a conflict of interest and never provided her with any financial benefit. 

“While the allegations raised in the various motions are salacious and garnered the media attention they were designed to obtain, none provide this Court with any basis upon which to order the relief they seek,” the filing states.

In an affidavit attached to the filing, Wade stated that their relationship developed in 2022, and that they had no relationship other than as friends at the time of his appointment. He notes that expenses for personal travel “travel were roughly divided equally between us.”

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UPDATE (2/3/24):

I asked a friend who is a retired deputy district attorney what she though of this and this was her response:

Horribly unethical on so many fronts!  I hope she and he get disbarred!