Trump Demands Dropped Charges, ‘Monetary Damages’ Over Latest Fani Willis Allegations
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is in danger of seeing her anti-Trump crusade fall apart over allegations that she maintained an improper relationship with a special prosecutor working on the election-interference case.
A number of sources are calling for her to be disqualified as a result, and Trump himself weighed in on the matter via social media.
Has everybody seen the revelation, just announced in the Great State of Georgia, that the Fulton County D.A., Fani Willis, who Criminally Indicted your Favorite President, ME(!), & many other Innocent People/Patriots, HIRED & EXORBITANTLY PAID a “Romantic Partner” to Prosecute… pic.twitter.com/DM6NhGEFHM
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) January 9, 2024
According to Newsweek:
In August 2023, Trump and 18 others were indicted in Georgia over claims they broke the law while attempting to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory in the state. The former president is facing 13 criminal charges in Georgia including an accusation that he violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, initially introduced to combat organized crime. Trump has pled not guilty to all counts and has repeatedly said that the case against him is politically motivated.
Reacting on his Truth Social website, Trump called for all the charges in the Georgia case to be dropped following the allegations against Willis.
The former president wrote: “ALL CHARGES AGAINST ME, AND OTHERS, SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED, WITH APOLOGIES, AND MONETARY DAMAGES FOR THE ILLEGAL AND HIGHLY POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF INNOCENT PEOPLE.”
Writing on microblogging website Threads, defense attorney and legal commentator Ken White said the allegations against Willis are “potentially catastrophic for the Fulton County case.” Any collapse of the Georgia case would be a major win for Trump, who, polling indicates, is by some margin the lead Republican candidate for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.
Here’s some of the other reactions these allegations have sparked:
Why is Fani Willis’ boyfriend meeting with the White House? This is a coordinated effort to prosecute Trump. #TrumpWasRightAboutEverything
Fani Willis appointed her secret lover as special prosecutor in the case against Trump. She paid him $1M of taxpayer money to do so. Fani… pic.twitter.com/nJYpf9nuLy
— SULLY🇺🇸 (@SULLY10X) January 9, 2024
🚨NEW: Fulton Country DA Fani Willis paid her lover, private attorney Nathan Wade, $654,000 of taxpayer money since January 2022 to act as special prosecutor in her case to get Trump. Wade then paid for lavish vacations he took with Willis using the Fulton County funds his firm…
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 8, 2024
JUST IN:
🚨🚨🚨NEW LEGAL FILINGS IN GEORGIA REVEAL FANI WILLIS SEXUAL AFFAIR WITH PRIVATE LAWYER WHO WAS PAID BY HER OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE DONALD TRUMP! 🚨🚨🚨
Fulton County DA Fani Willis was having a sexual affair with private lawyer Nathan Wade who was paid to INVESTIGATE… pic.twitter.com/LWyl5ORuA9
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 9, 2024
The claims stem from a complaint filed by one of Trump’s co-defendants in the case.
As NBC News reported:
In a 39-page filing seeking a dismissal of charges, an attorney for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman made accusations that Willis and Wade have traveled together to destinations including Napa Valley and that they’ve been seen together around Atlanta in a personal capacity.
The filing does not provide any direct evidence to support the claims — citing only “sources with knowledge” and raising questions about the process by which Willis hired Wade, who has represented the DA’s office in court proceedings for the case.
“The district attorney chose to appoint her romantic partner, who at all times relevant to this prosecution has been a married man,” attorney Ashleigh Merchant wrote.
Here’s some additional coverage of the developing news:
