Oh my. However much popcorn you prepared for passing during the February 15 hearing in Fulton County, double it. Late last night, the defense attorney in the RICO case of Georgia v Donald Trump et al that forced the hearing over misconduct allegations dropped another bombshell.
In her new filing, Ashleigh Merchant alleges that Fani Willis lied about the start of their romantic relationship. Willis told the court in her response a week ago that she and Nathan Wade did not start dating until after Willis hired Wade as a contract prosecutor. Merchant told the court that she has at least one witness who will testify otherwise — and that Willis’ claim isn’t even close to the truth:
The defense lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, said that a witness she hoped to put on the stand could testify that the romantic relationship between Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, and the…
