A former U.S. attorney suggested on Friday that Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is likely conceding some allegations levied against her are true after she used race to defend a colleague she is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with.
“We’ve seen now it’s an attack on the people who were questioning or raised the issue for further investigation, and I think that sounds a lot to me like maybe a concession that some of the allegations in the motion must be true,” Michael Moore said of Willis’ recent remarks on CNN, where he serves as an analyst.
Court documents filed earlier this month say Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade, her alleged romantic partner, to prosecute former President Trump in Georgia’s election interference case and benefited financially from the relationship in the form of lavish vacations that the two went on using funds his firm received for working the case.
Willis was recently subpoenaed to appear in court as part of Wade’s divorce case. A new filing from her attorney claims Wade’s estranged wife conspired with interested parties to “annoy, embarrass,” and “oppress” Willis.
“Because the parties agree their marriage is irretrievably broken, there is no information that Willis could provide that would be relevant,” the filing said in part.
GEORGIA TRUMP PROSECUTOR FANI WILLIS FACES HEARING ON ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
Moore, a Democrat who was appointed by President Obama in 2010 and served until 2015, told CNN that while he does not think the allegations on their own will be “completely destructive” to the case against Trump, it…
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