Fani Willis' Prosecutor Meeting White House Counsel Raises Questions

Hold us accountable by rating this article's fairness There are calls for the White House to reveal details of two 2022 meetings that reportedly took place between its employees and Nathan Wade. He is a special prosecutor working on Fulton County District Attorney ' Georgia election interference case, which was brought against and 18 other defendants.

The meetings were revealed in a 127 page filing from Michael Roman, another of those charged, on the basis that Willis "never had legal authority to appoint the special prosecutor." The document also alleges Wade and Willis were involved in a "clandestine personal relationship during the pendency of this case," which saw both profit "at the expense of the taxpayers." These claims have not been independently verified by .

Trump was on 13 separate criminal charges. The former president, and other defendants, are accused of having broken the law whilst attempting to overturn 's 2020 presidential election victory in the state. Trump has pled not guilty to all charges and insists the case against him is politically motivated.

The filings from Roman's case include a bill sent from Wade to the Fulton County district attorney's office requesting two payments of $2,000 for separate occasions, under the project title "anti corruption special prosecutor." The first, on May 23, 2022, is labeled "travel to Athens: Conf[erence] with White House Counsel," for which Wade charged $2,000 for eight hours' work.

The bill read that Wade also had an "interview with DC/White House" on November 18, 2022 for which he also billed $8,000 at a rate of $250 per hour. reached out on Tuesday to the White House press office by email and to the Wade & Campbell Firm, for which Wade works, by telephone and online contact form for comment.

Why would Wade be meeting with The White House Council? Who is directing the Fani Willis investigation? The White House, the DOJ? A screenshot of the two payments was shared on X, formerly , by the 'KanekoaTheGreat' account, which has over 666,000 followers. : "BREAKING Nathan Wade, Fani Willis's lead prosecutor, met with Biden's White House Counsel on May 23 and Nov.

18, 2022, before indicting Donald Trump, Biden's leading presidential opponent. Is the Biden White House coordinating Trump's prosecution?" Concern was also raised by former New York Police Department commissioner Bernard B. Kerik who reposted the screenshot, : "Why would Wade be meeting with The White House Council? "Who is directing the Fani Willis investigation? The White House, the DOJ?" Kerik added.

Roman's legal team filed the bid to get his case dismissed, alleging an improper relationship between Willis and Wade, on Monday. Using his Truth Social website, Trump said that the charges against him , alongside which he demanded an apology and monetary compensation. reached out by email on Monday to the Fulton County District Attorney's office for comment on the allegations contained within Roman's legal case.

When asked for comment by News, a spokesperson for the attorney's office replied they would "respond through appropriate court filings." In their filing, Roman's legal representatives call for the case against him to be dismissed in its entirety on the grounds that "the entire prosecution is invalid and unconstitutional because the Fulton County district attorney never had legal authority to appoint the special prosecutor, who assisted in obtaining both grand jury indictments." The document added that the "clandestine personal relationship," which allegedly took place between Willis and Wade, meant they had "violated laws regulating the use of public monies, suffer from irreparable conflicts of interest, and have violated their oaths of office under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disqualified from prosecuting this matter." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

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