One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case is alleging that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis engaged in an improper relationship with the special prosecutor she hired for the probe.
The lawyer for defendant Michael Roman is asking the court to disqualify Willis from the case and dismiss the seven felony counts he is charged with. Roman served as former President Trump’s election day coordinator in 2020.
The motion, filed Monday, does not in itself prove the existence of a romantic relationship between Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. But Roman’s lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, alleges that Willis and Wade were romantically involved when Willis brought him on as special prosecutor, that he was not qualified for the position, and that Willis did not follow the proper procedures for hiring and swearing him in.
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