Fulton County District Attorney is facing a hearing today where she will have to answer accusations involving a reationship with Nathan Wade. The judge’s ruling could impact the election interference case where Willis indicted Donald Trump and others over their alleged involvement with attempting to overturn the 2020 Election.
Judge Scott McAfee will determine if Willis benefitted from a relationship with special prosecutor Wade. Earlier this week, McAfee dismissed a request by Willis to have the hearing canceled. McAfee said that it’s possible that the facts could lead to a disqualification.
As a result, Willis, her father John C. Floyd III, and Wade could be called to testify in the hearing.
Last week, Willis revealed that she had a personal relationship with Nathan Wade, but there’s no conflict of interest when it comes to the Trump RICO case.
The 176-page filing provides insight into the relationship with Willis and Wade. The two reveal that they did not engage in a personal relationship until 2022. They claim that at no point were funds misused to enhance their lifestyle.
There are no joint or shared finances or financial accounts; there is not now and has never been any shared household; there is no financial dependency or merging of daily expenses; financial responsibility for personal travel taken is divided roughly evenly between the two, with neither being primarily responsible for expenses of the other, and all expenses paid for with individual personal funds,” the statement reads.
In conclusion, Willis says that she, nor Wade, “have done nothing to establish an actual conflict of interest, nor have they shown that, in the handling of the case, have acted out of any personal or financial motivation.”
Willis and Wade’s relationship came to light after Wade’s divorce proceedings caught the attention of the attorney for Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official. Roman asked that his charges…
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