- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis denies allegations of financial and personal conflicts of interest in the Georgia election interference case, calling for the rejection of motions to disqualify her and dismiss the indictment.
- One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants, Michael Roman, seeks to have the indictment against him dismissed and Willis disqualified, alleging that she defrauded the public with her alleged relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade.
- Willis’s filing argues against the subpoenas for an evidentiary hearing, stating that no further factual development is needed and that the motions should be denied, while Trump’s attorney maintains their intention to have the case dismissed.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has responded to allegations of misconduct in her Georgia election interference case. In a court filing, Willis denies any financial conflict of interest that would require her removal from the case. She also dismisses claims of a personal conflict of interest, stating that a personal relationship among members of the prosecution team does not disqualify them or harm the defendant. The filing calls for the judge to reject the motions to disqualify Willis and dismiss the indictment.
One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the election interference case, Michael Roman, seeks to have the indictment against him dismissed and Willis disqualified from the case. Roman alleges that Willis committed an act to defraud the public of honest services based on her alleged relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, from which she allegedly benefited. Willis and Wade have been subpoenaed to testify in an evidentiary hearing, but Willis requests that the motions from the defendants be denied and the hearing canceled, claiming that no further factual development is needed.
Willis’s filing argues that the subpoenas issued by Roman’s attorney for the hearing include individuals without knowledge of the case, creating unnecessary spectacle and intruding into the personal lives of the prosecution team. The filing asks that the motions be denied after considering Wade’s affidavit and other exhibits. Wade’s affidavit refutes allegations that Willis financially profited from the election case and clarifies that his relationship with Willis started after he was hired. It states that Wade had no financial interest in the case’s outcome and that no funds from his compensation as Special Prosecutor were shared with Willis.
Furthermore, the filing disputes allegations of overpayment to Wade, asserting that he earned more because he did more work. Trump, Roman, and 17 others pleaded not guilty in August to charges in a racketeering indictment related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Some co-defendants have taken plea deals in exchange for testifying against others. Trump’s attorney responded to Willis’s filing, stating that they still intend to have the case dismissed and that Willis’s admission of the relationship does not change their position. Trump himself claimed on social media that the admission discredits the Georgia case against him.