{"id":2194693,"date":"2024-03-07T09:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-hearing-to-remove-fani-willis-in-major-trump-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T09:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:48:02","slug":"four-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-hearing-to-remove-fani-willis-in-major-trump-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-hearing-to-remove-fani-willis-in-major-trump-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Four most shocking revelations in the hearing to remove Fani Willis in major Trump trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ffour-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-hearing-to-remove-fani-willis-in-major-trump-trial%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=2194693&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--><p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis\u2018s case against former President Donald Trump could end up crumbling despite her record of success in turning his former allies against him.<\/p>\n<p> A Georgia state Senate panel provided a platform for a defense attorney to discuss allegations regarding Willis\u2019s relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.<\/p>\n<p> The Republican-led committee heard more than three hours of testimony on Wednesday from defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who represents Trump co-defendant Mike Roman and brought to light allegations of a romance between Willis and Wade in January court filings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Last week, a Georgia judge heard closing arguments over removing Willis in the case against Trump, and Merchant reiterated several of the most shocking revelations on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> Midnight visits Defense attorneys highlighted Wade\u2019s cellphone data in multiple hearings over the past weeks, claiming the data show he made several visits, including some in the middle of the night, to the area Willis was living at the time in late 2021, before the pair testified to starting their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Wade and Willis have said their relationship started in early 2022, after Willis picked him in November 2021 to lead the 2020 election investigation into Trump and his Republican allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIt\u2019s pinging from his house all the way down to the condo at midnight, 1 a.m. And then he calls her when he gets there,\u201d Merchant said. \u201cAnd then it goes silent for four or five hours. And then, you know, early in the morning hours, he starts pinging again, driving back, and then he texts her when he gets home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Trump\u2019s attorney Steve Sadow filed a motion in February, claiming several visits were proved by cellphone data obtained by a private investigator via cell tower data and information from Wade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Double-or-nothing salary\u00a0 Records revealed in January showed Wade was paid over half a million dollars more than other special prosecutors on the case against Trump. An attorney for Roman, a former White House aide who is one of 18 allies charged by a Georgia grand jury with allegedly trying to overturn state election results, said Wade\u2019s substantial salary was a result of his relationship with Willis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Public records from Fulton County show Wade\u2019s firm has received more than $650,000 in public funds since November 2021. Special prosecutor Anna Cross\u2019s firms earned around $91,000 in 2022 and 2023 from the district attorney\u2019s office, while special prosecutor John Floyd\u2019s law firm earned about $73,000 between 2022 and 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Wade is the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against Trump, and his arrangements with the district attorney\u2019s office under his contract are likely different from those of his fellow special prosecutors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Cash reimbursements Willis has been accused of financially benefiting from the relationship when Wade used his income from work to pay for trips. Wade and Willis said she reimbursed him for trips, paying cash for hotels and other travel expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Last week, Merchant asked the Fulton County district attorney if she had any \u201cproof\u201d she reimbursed Wade in cash for trips.<\/p>\n<p> Willis, who testified she always pays in cash when she travels, claimed she reimbursed Wade for vacations to Napa Valley, California, Aruba, the Bahamas, and Belize. Wade also said she \u201cpaid for the excursions, so the expenses sort of balanced out\u201d and, on at least one occasion, paid him back for flights and other expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Merchant pressed Willis over her reimbursement claim, asking for additional proof, but Willis argued that \u201cthe testimony of one witness is enough to prove a fact\u201d and was not able to provide further proof.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris Merchant provided the Georgia state Senate panel White House records showing Willis and the Atlanta mayor had a meeting there on Feb. 28, 2023. The meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris was held months before Willis indicted Trump and his allies in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> \u201cMy understanding is that it\u2019s highly regulated who can access the White House \u2026 so you have to apply ahead of time,\u201d Merchant said. The White House records displaying the meeting are open to the public.<\/p>\n<p> Merchant claimed Willis might have obtained information from the White House used in Georgia\u2019s indictment against the former president but was unable to provide any other context about the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p> Willis\u2019s logged visit, shown in a screenshot, lists her among a group of about 450 people logged at the \u201cside lawn\/tent\u201d at the vice president\u2019s residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> A spokesperson for the district attorney\u2019s office told CNN the meeting was not a secret and that Willis was there to attend a Black History Month event at the Naval Observatory with hundreds of others, only seeing Harris onstage from a distance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis\u2018s case against former President Donald Trump could end up crumbling despite her record of success in turning his former allies against him. A Georgia state Senate panel provided a platform for a defense attorney to discuss allegations regarding Willis\u2019s relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. 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