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ATLANTA (AP) — The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others said Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from Trump case or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before case can proceed. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade testified at a hearing last month that they had engaged in a romantic relationship, but they rejected the idea that Willis improperly benefited from it as lawyers for Trump and some of his co-defendants alleged. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said he found the “allegations...

If Willis is removed, it would hobble her case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants. A Georgia judge ruled that Willis will not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against Trump and several co-defendants — but because of the appearance of impropriety she or the special prosecutor she had a relationship with must step down from the case. The choice is likely to be an easy one: If Willis were to remove herself, the case would come to a halt, but having Wade leave the case will ensure it continues without further delay.

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Georgia Judge Scott McAfee decreed on Friday that Fulton County Fani Willis need not be disqualified from her case against President Donald Trump, though for the case to continue, either her office (including her) or her former lover and counsel Nathan Wade must withdraw. The judge noted the “appearance of impropriety” found by Trump co-defendant Mike Roman, which has led to weeks of stunning moments in a Georgia courtroom.It is anticipated Willis will opt for Wade’s dismissal as her own exit would stall the proceedings indefinitely.

A key witness testified Wednesday morning before the Georgia state Senate's special committee investigating the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as she seeks to take down former President Donald Trump ahead of Election Day. In front of the Republican-led investigative panel, defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who's defending Trump co-defendant Michael Roman in the George election interference case, laid out exactly how she exposed the snowballing FaniGate scandal. Willis stands accused of misusing public funds for personal gain. Merchant alleges that Willis had hired her longtime lover Nathan Wade, a private-practice lawyer with scant prosecutorial experience, to act...

[...] Confiscated property held by the Fulton County DA's office includes, for example, $150,000 in cash and $1 million worth of jewelry seized from the rapper Young Thug when he was arrested in May 2022 on organized crime charges. Paying lawyers from the forfeited property account would be inappropriate for any district attorney's office. In admitting the clerical error, the spokesman included an email from Willis's chief operation officer, who noted that the expenses document prepared by the Fulton County government "incorrectly states that Invoices 9, 10 and 11 were paid out of a forfeiture account." The chief operating officer...

Court proceedings in the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia may be on hold while Judge Scott McAfee weighs his decision, but we continue to learn more about the affair between Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Ashleigh Merchant, the defense attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman who filed the motion in January, appeared before the Georgia State Senate on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Willis and revealed how she found out about their romantic relationship. In a special bonus episode of The Megyn Kelly...

Embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wills paid prosecutor boyfriend Nathan Wade almost double the salary of his colleagues and met Kamala Harris before she indicted Donald Trump, a defense lawyer claimed in explosive testimony on Wednesday. Ashley Merchant, who first came forward with stunning allegations of the affair Willis had with a special prosecutor Wade, testified to a Georgia state Senate hearing as a judge considered whether to disqualify Willis from the Trump case. The attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman said Wade got more than $650,000 in billing from Willis and left little information in his invoices.

Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis paid the chief prosecutor in Donald Trump's election fraud trial out of her seized property fund for the first three months he was hired, disclosed work contracts show. Willis and Wade testified in February that they were previously in a relationship but insist that relationship began after Willis hired him to oversee the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-accused, who were indicted for allegedly trying to overthrow the Georgia result of the 2020 presidential election. The pair denied in their testimony that they had tried to cover up their relationship until Wade was hired...

The Georgia State Senate Special Committee on Investigations will meet this morning and hear testimony from Trump co-defendant Michael Roman’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, on her conversations with Fani Willis’ lover’s former law partner and divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, where Bradley revealed misconduct by Fani Willis in hiring Nathan Wade as special prosecutor in the Trump RICO case. Last week, Judge Scott Mcafee said he would make a decision “within the next two weeks” on Fani Willis and her office’s disqualification from prosecuting Trump and 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fulton County District...

The Left finds out that tracking by cell phone is a sword that cuts both ways. Before the “Insurrection” (the one where people forgot to bring guns), the smart people at the New York Times knew that cell phone pings could be used to track people with great precision. In a piece called, “How to Track President Trump,” Stuart Thompson and Charlie Warzel described how they tracked one of Trump’s Secret Service agents, by using cell phone technology. The meticulous movements -- down to a few feet -- of the president’s entourage were recorded by a smartphone we believe belonged...

A new witness says she could testify that Fani Willis’ relationship with Nathan Wade dates back to 2019 — and that he even had a garage door opener for their alleged love nest, according to a new court filing. Willis and Wade “definitely” had a romantic relationship during the time Willis was running for DA in 2019 through 2020, Wade’s loose-lipped former business partner and one-time attorney Terrence Bradley spilled to lawyer Manny Arora. Bradley, who clammed up on the stand when questioned last week, let slip the confirmation of the affair during “several conversations” with Arora, a former law...

Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could face perjury charges following her testimony about her relationship with fellow Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade. Kelly discussed the possible penalties Willis could face if she is found to have committed perjury. “We’ve gotten our hands on the texts [between Ashleigh Merchant and Terrence Bradley], the admissions by Nathan Wade’s friend and former lawyer that they did not want you to see,” Kelly began. “This morning, we’ll dissect the mind-blowing hearing in Fulton County that took place Tuesday afternoon and bring you exclusive information about this case.”...

A second witness came forward with claims that Nathan Wade’s former law partner Terrence Bradley made statements in private conversations that contradicted his testimony under oath, according to a Tuesday court filing. Bradley allegedly divulged details about Wade’s relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to former adjunct professor at Georgia State School of Law Manny Arora in several conversations between September and October 2023, according to a court filing by Trump co-defendant Cathy Latham’s attorneys. On the witness stand, Bradley insisted that he could “not recall” various details about their relationship, such as when it began — a...

A co-defendant in the 2020 Georgia election interference case has filed a notice of proposed testimony following Terrence Bradley's testimony in the disqualification hearing for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office. The motion was filed on behalf of co-defendant David Shafer, proposing that Shafer would present the testimony of attorney Cindi Lee Yeager, a co-chief deputy district attorney for Cobb County. According to the motion, Yeager reached out to Shafer's counsel after watching Bradley's testimony. Yeager informed the attorneys that she had "numerous" in-person and other conversations with Bradley from around August 2023 through January 2024, during...

Any rational person familiar with the behavior of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis during the prosecutorial misconduct hearings that finally ended last Friday has probably concluded that her conduct has created the “appearance of impropriety.” This, according to defense lawyers for former President Trump and several co-defendants, is sufficient to disqualify Willis and the Fulton County DA’s office from prosecuting the RICO case they launched last August. Indeed, defense attorney Harry MacDougald cited six examples of actual conflicts of interest, any one of which is sufficient to disqualify Willis and her office. Yet it’s unlikely that it will happen....

A new witness brought forth by a Donald Trump codefendant in Georgia claims to have overheard Fulton County DA Fani Willis speaking to the former law partner of her former lover and gave what is being described as a warning not to talk about what he knows. Witness Terrence Bradley was a critical witness and key figure during court arguments Friday about whether Willis and former boyfriend and special prosecutor Nathan Wade should be disqualified from prosecuting Trump and 18 codefendants. He repeatedly testified that he couldn't recall information when questions about texts with another attorney about when the relationship...

After all the problems regarding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her former paramour, whom she appointed to be a special prosecutor in the Trump election case, you knew that they were going to be in trouble. Now, they have been referred by a watchdog group to the Georgia state bar for misconduct.The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) is alleging that the pair violated the rules of professional conduct in ethics complaints they filed with the bar. The AAF claims Wade lied under oath about the relationship with Willis and that Willis kept campaign money for personal use, and admitted...

Fani Willis Disqualification Hearing LIVE Day 4 Closing Arguments And ruling if Wade’s Cell phone records can be admitted

Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis and her former lover Nathan Wade are facing two ethics complaints from a conservative government watchdog group based on their court testimony on allegations they had an 'improper' affair. The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) is requesting that the Georgia state bar open disciplinary proceedings against the Fulton County DA and Wade for violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. AAF is alleging Wade lied under oath about his relationship with Willis, and alleging that Willis admitted to keeping campaign money for personal use on the witness stand. "To ensure that the citizens of Fulton County...