{"id":2172854,"date":"2024-02-09T21:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rico-defendant-says-fani-willis-downplayed-self-dealing-with-wade\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T21:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:32:52","slug":"trump-rico-defendant-says-fani-willis-downplayed-self-dealing-with-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rico-defendant-says-fani-willis-downplayed-self-dealing-with-wade\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump RICO defendant claims Fani Willis minimized Wade&#8217;s &#8216;self-dealing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rico-defendant-says-fani-willis-downplayed-self-dealing-with-wade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2172854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fulton County District \u200bAttorney and Special\u2064 Prosecutor Face Allegations \u200cof &#8220;Self-Dealing&#8221; in Trump Election Interference Case<\/h2>\n<p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special\u200b prosecutor Nathan Wade are facing accusations of &#8220;self-dealing&#8221; in the Georgia election\u2063 interference\u2062 case involving former \u2062President Donald Trump. In a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-back-at-doj-accuses-agency-of-creating-unprecedented-situation-over-jan-6-lawsuits\/\" title=\"Trump Fires Back at DOJ, Accuses Agency of Creating \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 Situation Over Jan. 6 Lawsuits\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-spacexs-hiring-practices-after-non-u-s-citizen-alleges-discrimination\/\" title=\"DOJ Investigating SpaceX\u2019s Hiring Practices After Non-U.S. Citizen Alleges Discrimination\">court filing<\/a> submitted<\/a> by defendant Mike Roman&#8217;s \u2062lawyer, it is claimed that Willis and Wade had a personal relationship that began earlier than they admitted, and that they stood to benefit from each other\u2062 by working together on the case.<\/p>\n<p>The filing includes evidence \u2064of \u200blavish vacations taken by Willis and Wade, which were revealed \u200bin Roman&#8217;s motion to dismiss\u2063 his indictment. Receipts filed in Wade&#8217;s\u200d divorce case further supported these claims.\u200c The trips, which included\u200d destinations like Aruba, the Caribbean, Napa Valley,\u2063 and undisclosed locations in the \u200dBahamas and Belize, allegedly cost Wade over $16,000.<\/p>\n<p>The court filing also criticizes Willis for making an out-of-court comment suggesting that racism may be behind\u2063 the criticism she has received for her handling of the case. Roman&#8217;s response argues that such statements by prosecutors\u200c are prohibited and can \u2063prejudice the accused before\u200b the trial begins.<\/p>\n<p>Willis&#8217;s \u200coffice has sought to dismiss subpoenas and a hearing\u2064 for Judge Scott McAfee to deliberate Roman&#8217;s original motion. Trump and other co-defendants have also sought to dismiss the case and bar Willis from\u200d prosecuting it based on\u2063 the allegations made\u2062 by \u2062Roman.<\/p>\n<p>A livestreamed hearing is scheduled for Monday to address Willis&#8217;s \u2063motion to quash the subpoenas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u200bThe Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do the allegations of \u200blavish\u200d vacations financed\u200c by special prosecutor Nathan Wade raise concerns about the potential misuse of funds in the high-profile Georgia election interference case?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fulton County District Attorney Fani \u2063Willis and special prosecutor Nathan \u200cWade are facing serious allegations of\u200b &#8220;self-dealing&#8221; in\u2062 the\u200b high-profile Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald \u200bTrump. The accusations\u200d were recently made in a court filing by defendant Mike \u200dRoman&#8217;s lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chairwoman-ward-wants-decertification-of-ariz-election-results\/\" title=\"GOP chairwoman Ward wants decertification of Ariz. election results\">raising concerns<\/a> \u2062about the integrity of the legal\u200d proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>According to the filing, \u2063it is claimed\u200d that Willis and Wade had \u200da personal relationship that dates back \u2063much earlier than they admitted. \u2062This \u200craises suspicions that their \u200ccollaboration on the case may\u200b have been driven by ulterior motives related to personal \u200dgain. \u2063The court filing \u2063also suggests that they stood to benefit from each other by\u2062 working\u200b together on the case.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence presented in the \u2062filing includes details of lavish vacations taken by Willis and \u2062Wade, which were exposed in Roman&#8217;s motion to dismiss his \u2064indictment. Receipts filed in Wade&#8217;s divorce case further support these claims. The trips, which were allegedly financed by Wade and included destinations like Aruba,\u200b the Caribbean,\u2064 Napa Valley, and undisclosed locations \u2063in the Bahamas \u200dand \u2062Belize, \u2063reportedly cost Wade over $16,000. These expenses raise questions about the potential misuse of funds and whether they\u2064 were \u200bconnected to \u2063the\u200d case.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the court\u200b filing\u2064 criticizes Willis for\u200b making an out-of-court comment suggesting that racism may be \u2064behind the criticism \u200dshe has received for her handling of the case. Roman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-obama-set-the-legal-path-for-the-mar-a-lago-raid\/\" title=\"How Obama Set the Legal Path for the Mar-a-Lago Raid\">legal team argues<\/a> that such \u2062statements by prosecutors \u2064are\u2064 prohibited and can prejudice the accused before the trial even begins. This further adds\u2062 to the concerns about the \u200dfairness of the legal process and potential bias in \u200dtheir actions.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 response to these allegations, Willis&#8217;s office has sought to dismiss subpoenas\u2062 and a hearing for \u2064Judge Scott McAfee \u200cto deliberate Roman&#8217;s original motion. \u2063Furthermore, Trump and other\u2064 co-defendants \u200dhave also sought to have the case dismissed \u2063and bar Willis from prosecuting it based on the allegations made by Roman. This suggests that the claims of &#8220;self-dealing&#8221; have significant implications for the future of the case.<\/p>\n<p>A livestreamed hearing has been scheduled for Monday to address Willis&#8217;s motion to quash the subpoenas. \u2063This will \u2064provide an opportunity \u200cfor both sides to present their arguments\u2064 and for\u200c the court\u2062 to \u200bmake a decision regarding the allegations against Willis and Wade.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d outcome\u200c of this hearing will undoubtedly have far-reaching consequences, not\u2063 only for the defendants in the Georgia\u200d election interference case but also for the public&#8217;s trust in the legal system. It is crucial that all parties involved are held accountable for any potential misconduct, ensuring\u2063 that justice is\u200c served and \u2064that the integrity of the legal process is upheld. The allegations of &#8220;self-dealing&#8221; against Fulton County District Attorney Fani \u2064Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade should be thoroughly investigated, and if substantiated, appropriate actions must\u200d be taken to\u200b restore faith in the legal system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulton County DA Fani Willis dismissed claims of &#8220;self-dealing&#8221; with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, as stated in a recent court filing. The filing was made by a defendant&#8217;s lawyer in the Georgia election interference case involving ex-President Donald Trump. Willis finally addressed the issue in a motion last week, admitting her involvement with Wade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2172855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24031763753244-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24031763753244-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2172855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}