One of the co-defendants in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ sprawling RICO case — against former President Donald Trump and several of his top associates — claimed in court filings this week that Willis had an “improper” relationship with one of the prosecutors in the case.
The court filing claims that special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a private lawyer, paid for vacations that he allegedly took with Willis using funds his law firm received from the county as compensation for his work on the case. His firm has been paid approximately $650,000.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted that the motion, filed on behalf of defendant Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official “offers no concrete proof of the romantic ties between Willis and Wade, except to say ‘sources close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney have confirmed they had an…