Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and prosecutor Nathan Wade are facing potential subpoenas in relation to a corruption scandal that has brought their alleged affair to light.
Sources familiar with the matter have revealed that Willis and Wade have been informed that they will be asked to testify during a hearing next month.
The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether Willis and Wade should be disqualified from the Trump Georgia 2020 election case due to their alleged affair and financial ties.
Willis had hired Wade, with whom she is said to have a romantic relationship, to prosecute former President Donald Trump and his allies. Critics argue that Wade's appointment was intended to ensure a prosecution against Trump, a case initiated by Willis herself. The allegations of the affair and financial impropriety were first brought to light by Trump co-defendant Mike Roman, who claimed that the relationship between Willis and Wade constituted a conflict of interest.
Roman's lawyers have pointed to financial statements from Wade's ongoing divorce proceeding, which allegedly show that Willis benefited financially from extravagant vacations paid for by Wade after she hired him as a special prosecutor.
In response to these allegations, the Fulton County judge overseeing the Georgia election case against Trump and his allies has scheduled a hearing. Roman's lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, stated that Willis's response to the allegations will impact the evidence presented at the hearing and the witnesses summoned for testimony. Judge Scott McAfee has ordered Willis to submit a written response by February 2.
It is anticipated that Willis may contest any subpoenas issued to her or her staff, as she is currently seeking to quash a subpoena related to Wade's divorce proceeding. The hearing is scheduled for February 15, where the fate of Willis and Wade's involvement in the Trump Georgia 2020 election case will be determined.
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