There are calls for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be disqualified from Donald Trump's Georgia election-interference case, following unsubstantiated allegations she has been involved in a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade.
It seeks to have his seven charges dismissed and Willis and her staff members disqualified from the case.
Reacting on his Truth Social website, Trump called for all the charges in the Georgia case to be dropped following the allegations against Willis.
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.
Monday's filing accuses Willis of having "Engaged in a personal, romantic relationship" with Wade, prior to the prosecutor being brought onto the case for which he was paid around $650,000 in what it termed a "Self-serving arrangement." Newsweek has been as yet unable to verify these claims.
"Referring to the case, the filing said:"Willis has benefitted substantially and directly, and continues to benefit, from this litigation because Wade is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to prosecute this case on her behalf.
In a post on Threads, White, who runs the 'Popehat Report' legal blog, wrote: "This Fani Willis thing is potentially catastrophic for the Fulton County case and will be a gigantic propaganda victory for Trump."
https://www.newsweek.com/fani-willis-faces-being-disqualified-donald-trump-case-1858927
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