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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis defended Nathan Wade’s credentials at a church service on Sunday and suggested the questioning of his hiring was rooted in racism
Bank records show that District Attorney Fani Willis took two trips with her alleged lover and the lead prosecutor on the Trump Georgia election fraud case.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, embattled over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor, accused that prosecutor’s estranged wife of “interfering” with legal proceedings.
Fani Willis is in deep trouble, and like Claudine Gay and seemingly every black woman who did something really really wrong, she is playing the race and gender cards.
>> willis did not confirm or deny that she was involved in a romantic relationship with nathan wade. these allegations are enough for her to get calls to step down from this case. we recently sat down with a top democrat in the state, a former u.s. attorney and a cnn legal analyst. michael moore says if these allegations against willis are true that she should step down for the good of the case. >> i'd tell her to get out of the case. i really think that this type of case or these allegations this case is bigger than any one prosecutor, and i think probably to preserve the case and to show that what's of most importance to her is the facts of the trump case, as opposed to her political career, if you will, at this moment. >> so what happens next? the judge presiding over this case says he is expected to schedule a hearing to talk about
qualifications of the special prosecutor by the name of nathan wade along with her decision to hire him. he has made a lot of money so far. willis is accused of having ayinde fair with him in the middle of a divorce. she now claims the explosive accusations are racially motivated. jonathan serrie live in atlanta, fulton county watching the story from the beginning picks it up from there. good morning. >> good morning, bill and dana. it was the first time we heard publicly from fulton county district attorney fani willis since last week's court filing accusing her of hiring an underqualified romantic partner and paying him more than $650,000 to help her prosecute former president trump and 18 co-defendants in the georgia election tampering case. she was speaking at a sunday mlk tribute at atlanta's big bethel
t two from prosecuting the case. if anybody doubts our claim that wade is inexperienced, ask him how many rico cases he has handled, how many felonies he has tried. nothing to do with the color of hi skin. john, the fulton county d.a. office says it will file a formal reply to this complaint against willis and wade with the court, which has yet to be submitted. john. >> john: all right. jonathan serrie for us in atlanta. thank you. >> sandra: pro-palestinian protestors and violence near the white house. damaging fences, forcing some white house staff to temporarily relocate over the weekend. all coming after hundreds of federal workers plan to walk out tomorrow to protest how the biden administration is handling the war in gaza. we have team coverage for you,
in a way he would consider it part of the campaign. >> but now, there is substantial evidence is not just a feeling the president had he was going with, it's not just in his debt, we have some proof. on election interference, no experience trying felony cases is apparently having an affair with him, the guy usually does car accidents and divorces. delete $1 million for his work. some of his money alleged used to vacation with, drumroll please, willis. one of the invoices get her attention because it's an invoice for to visit to the white house to meet with white house counsel. he wants expenses paid for and leaving a paper trail. joining us now former d.o.j. prosecutor of attorney james trustee. jim, great to see you. one of the plaintiffs had his
in a way he would consider it part of the campaign. >> but now, there is substantial evidence is not just a feeling the president had he was going with, it's not just in his debt, we have some proof. on election interference, no experience trying felony cases is apparently having an affair with him, the guy usually does car accidents and divorces. delete $1 million for his work. some of his money alleged used to vacation with, drumroll please, willis. one of the invoices get her attention because it's an invoice for to visit to the white house to meet with white house counsel. he wants expenses paid for and leaving a paper trail. joining us now former d.o.j. prosecutor of attorney james trustee. jim, great to see you. one of the plaintiffs had his
allegations of an improve relationship went the fulton county d.a. and nathan wade, her pick for the lead prosecutor. >> now when trump's attorney brought it up on friday, mr. wade was in the courtroom. last week it aimed at getting the case dismissed, a trump co-defendant alleged wade and willis were having an affair. nick valencia has details. >> reporter: when nathan wade was selected by fani willis as a special prosecutor in george, many lawyers wondered why him. not only did willis have the biggest staff of any judiciary circuit to choose from, but she also had more experience felony prosecutors to take on the former president and his allies. former u.s. attorney and one-time federal prosecutor michael moore said if the allegations of an improper romantic relationship are true, it is an unforced error by willis and challenged the