Emails have leaked showing a tense exchange between Fani Wilis and Donald Trump’s defense. Trump is facing RICO charges brought by Willis in Georgia, a move that has left some legal scholars scratching their heads.
The back and forth began after Steven Sadow, who is Trump’s lead lawyer on the case, sent an email saying that he doesn’t understand why the prosecutorial team won’t respond to his requests. One of Willis’ underlings then shot back by playing the race card.
The recent tense exchange unfolded in a group email thread that includes prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case. It began when the lead lawyer for Mr. Trump in Georgia, Steven H. Sadow, expressed annoyance with prosecutors for ignoring a request he had made. On Jan. 5, he wrote to prosecutors: “For the life of me, I cannot understand why you refuse to respond to the series of emails below.”
Five days later,…