Trump prosecutor Fani Willis subpoenaed to testify in colleague's divorce - Washington Examiner
By: Kaelan Deese (Washington Examiner)
Dipping your pen in the colleagues ink just doesn't pay............
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ByKaelan Deese January 9, 2024 5:59 pm
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been subpoenaed to testify in a fellow prosecutor's divorce proceedings, according to a court filing, in a move that could reveal more information about claims that Willis and the colleague engaged in an improper affair as they prosecute former President Donald Trump.
Mike Roman, one of Trump's 14 remaining co-defendants in the sweeping racketeering indictment, filed a complaint Monday that Willis has engaged in personal relations with the special prosecutor she hired to lead the case, who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars for his work.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta.
A process server said he arrived at Willis's office in Atlanta on Monday with a subpoena seeking testimony in the Cobb County divorce case of Nathan Wade, a local attorney she hired to be special prosecutor in the Trump case, and his wife, Jocelyn Wade, according to court filings reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Roman, a former campaign aide during Trump's 2020 election, claimed that Willis benefited personally from payments to Wade because of the pair's relationship, alleging that she went on multiple cruises and trips that he paid for and that such an act amounts to fraud or an impermissible conflict of interest.
Roman's lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, said she reviewed a case file in Wade's divorce proceeding at the Superior Court Clerk's Office and created copies of specific documents. The case filed was later improperly sealed because no court hearing was held as required under law, according to a motion reviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Merchant has vowed to share the information she obtained and is asking a judge to unseal the case file.
Philip Holloway, an Atlanta-area attorney, told the Washington Examiner that if Roman's allegations are true, it has a "significant potential to undermine … let's just call it the structural integrity of the indictment."
"If there's a conflict of interest with the district attorney herself due to nepotism related to a romantic relationship with one of these prosecutors, when you put all this together, it can undermine the structural underpinnings of the indictment," Holloway said, adding it "could rise to the point of being a violation of due process for these defendants to have this investigation run this way."
A spokesperson for Willis said Monday that the district attorney would respond to Roman's complaint through court filings. Presiding Judge Scott McAfee could request a hearing over the matter, and Fulton County hearings are conducted publicly via livestream and in person.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has attempted on multiple occasions to force Willis to comply with investigative committee efforts for information related to alleged coordination with the Justice Department. Willis has rejected and condemned those efforts, saying they are "flagrantly at odds with the Constitution."
The complaint also included copies of expenses Wade had filed for his work with Willis's office, with one expense report stating "Travel to Athens: Conference] with White House Counsel." The bill was dated May 23, 2022, and charged $2000 for eight hours of work, and Wade is paid $250 per hour.
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A spokesperson for Jordan told the Washington Examiner his office is aware of the "damning allegations" against Willis and is "looking into all avenues as to what comes next."
Trump has maintained his innocence in the case and has decried Willis's indictment as a "witch hunt," and has furthered that this criminal case and the three others against him are part of a ploy by President Joe Biden and Democrats to keep him from running for president in 2024.
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As if the meetings with White House counsel wasn't enough..........
Fani and Nathan thought they could get away with this. Dumbasses, both!
Well, at least they got to know each other better on some swell vacation's to Napa Valley, Florida and the Caribbean, and on those Norwegian and Royal Carribean cruises.
Gee, this must mean that Trump is innocent .
All this time, we haven't seen you prove he is guilty.
And another fail. I really wish I could say I'm surprised but I'm not.
Finding somebody liable in a civil court (with a much lower standard) is not the same a a guilty verdict in a criminal court. So, as I stated, after all these years, we haven't seen any proof of guilt.
Try again.
Definitely bullshit.
The jury didn't find her allegations of rape true (wonder why with the BS story she concocted- couldn't get the when part even close, and the details escaped her)- but given that the trial took place in that renowned bastion of Democrat stupidity New York the TDS driven jury still found for her on a lesser charge of sexual assault (evidence be damned it was Trump!). Then lumped in a defamation settlement- because Trump called her a liar- since she still can't prove her allegations of rape.
Proving that Democrats/Leftists don't give a shit about evidence, laws, or the Constitution even- anything is justifiable to get the outcome they desire.
lol. that isnt even close to accurate.
So they charged him 5 million because he didn't do it? Solid logic there, Jeremy.
Do you know how to use google?
Prove it.
She couldn't.
I'm just wondering why he never submitted a DNA sample? If he was innocent that would have proved it.
Well unless she is another Monica Lewinsky/Linda Tripp and kept some clothing, I don't think it would have helped as the "event" supposedly happened in 1996.
Exactly, the Feds should have a copy of all of our DNA.
So you think everyone in the country has been accused of rape?
But why refuse? If it would have proved his innocence. I mean, kind of a no brainer. Clearly they had a sample of something, or they wouldn't have asked him for a sample. Right?
If they really wanted a DNA sample to compare with something they may have, it could have been court ordered if they can make the case it was nessisary.
Getting someone's DNA isn't any harder to get than it is to get someone's fingerprints without their knowledge ,now how good of a sample gotten is another matter.
It's not just Trump. There were 18 other people indicted on the same charges, too. Apparently this was more than just a prosecution; it was a gravy train.
That is truly a LOL hilarious conclusion John..
I'm wondering what one has to do with the other????????????????
Internal issues may cause this whole thing to be thrown out. Imagine the crying from the left if that happens.
The leftist swap attempting to protect one of their own.
The implication of this article is that maybe Trump should get off on a technicality. Isnt that kind of the story of his life ?
Do you ever get tired of defending the indefensible?
Seriously, if the charge is accurate she committed a criminal act (perhaps multiple criminal acts).
She and the unqualified lawyer she hired should be held accountable, period.
She isn't above the law just because she has a D behind her name.
Throwing the case out because she had an affair with a fellow prosecutor would be Trump getting off on a technicality, in other words nothing in relation to the evidence in his case. Got it ?
Grasping at straws…gasping for air…parsing the words…all so absurd…
Exactly, a wealthy defendant exploiting all legal avenues for an advantage...all so absurd...
Again defending the indefensible.
Is their any crime you won't justify if the perp has a D behind their name?
No, John. He was a lawyer in a private firm before Fani hired him to work for her in her Fulton County DA office. Both, or one of them, also went to Biden's White House to privately arrange Fulton County DA strategies.
No, throwing all of the cases out because she hired and overpaid an unqualified lawyer using tax payer money to help her. A lawyer that she was not only having an affair with but was getting kickbacks from his law firm in the form of vacations, etc.
She was directly profiting by overcharging and bringing superfluous charges against multiple people.
Do you understand what fraud is? Do you understand what abuse of power is? Do you understand bringing charges against people for profit is illegal?
Fanni should get some experience now on the defense.
The GA case against Trump is now completely discredited.
Nice try. One doesn't affect the other. How does her issues prove trump to be innocent? Hint: It doesn't.
The DOJ wasn't supposed to be engaged with these state prosecutors.
It is tainted.
It's done!
LOL. That's hilarious. LOL hilarious.
Sorry, I happen to differentiate between right and wrong.
I'm trying to be serious.