Fani Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, who accused former President Donald Trump of election interference, said the allegations leveled against her that she had an “inappropriate” romantic relationship with a prosecutor were based on the fact that they were black and He claimed it was done for a reason.
According to court documents filed earlier this month, Willis hired a partner, special counsel Nathan Wade, to prosecute Trump, using funds his office received to handle the case. It is alleged that he took lavish vacations and profited financially from the relationship.
For the first time since the allegations were raised, Willis spoke on the issue Sunday at Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a press conference at the Fulton County Government Center on Monday, August 14, 2023 in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over their efforts to overturn his loss in the state’s 2020 election. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
“They only attacked one person,” she said. “First they say, ‘Oh, she’s going to play her race card now.’
“But God is different, aren’t they the ones who are cutting the race card with just one question?” Willis asked.
Mr. Willis has remained publicly silent on the matter, and has yet to confirm or deny the allegations against him or Mr. Wade, who was involved in the indictment of Mr. Trump for election interference.
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Former President Trump was ordered to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C., for arraignment on Thursday, August 3 at 4 p.m. (Emily Elkonin of The Washington Post via Getty Images)
During Sunday’s speech, she did not mention Mr. Wade by name, but called him “a great friend and a great lawyer.”
President Trump’s co-defendant Michael Roman accused Willis and Wade of having an “inappropriate” and “secret” relationship during the time they were being named in the 2020 election interference case. did.
Roman, a former Trump 2020 campaign official, asked in court last week that the charges against him be dropped, arguing that the incident compromised the integrity of the case.
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Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Getty Images)
“Although the district attorney chose to appoint her boyfriend, the person involved in this prosecution has always been a married person,” court documents state.
According to Fulton County records, Mr. Wade has been paid about $654,000 in legal fees since January 2022, an amount the district attorney (in this case Mr. Willis) approved.
The application also asks that the entire district attorney’s office, including Willis and Wade, be disqualified from prosecuting the case.
Michael Roman was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Friday, August 25, 2023. Roman is charged with violating Georgia’s RICO law, conspiracy to impersonate a public official, and two counts of criminal charges. two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree forgery, two counts of conspiracy to make false statements and documents, and conspiracy to commit false documents. (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)
Willis said Sunday that the prosecutors handling the case, John Floyd and Anna Green-Cross, are both white and were not targeted.
“I always think that I need someone from some jurisdiction in some other state to teach me how to do the job that I’ve been doing for almost 30 years. “Wouldn’t that be the case?” Willis asked.
Mr. Trump was indicted by Mr. Willis in August and pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, including violating Georgia’s anti-household law.
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Mr. Roman, along with Mr. Trump, was charged with extortion as part of Mr. Willis’ case and was indicted on seven felonies in August last year.
The Georgia lawsuit is one of four pending against Trump.He is also charged in New York City, Florida and Washington, D.C.
Fox News Digital’s Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.
