Report: Trump Prosecutor Bought Airline Tickets for Fani Willis

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The Facts

  • Nathan Wade, who Fulton County District Attorney General Fani Willis appointed as special prosecutor in Trump's election interference case in Georgia, paid for trips with Willis to Miami, Aruba, and Napa Valley in 2022 and 2023, according to a court motion filed on Friday on behalf of Joycelyn Wade in her divorce case against him.

  • Meanwhile, Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis asked Willis to provide his audit committee with the contracts or services agreements made with special prosecutors in the case by Feb. 2 as part of an ongoing inquiry into claims she misused county funds for her own benefit.

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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

That the Fulton County election interference case was merely a desperate attempt to prevent Trump from returning to the White House this year was crystal clear from day one. So it isn't surprising that Fani Willis has appointed her alleged lover as special prosecutor, paying too much for his low qualifications, as no serious attorney would accept to take part in this circus.

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Anti-Trump narrative

Though Wade has a good record and, so far, seems to have done a pretty decent job as special prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case, it was a mistake to hire him given that his lack of experience and potential relationship with Willis could jeopardize one of the strongest cases against Trump. Nathan must resign as soon as possible so as to prevent Trump's legal team from achieving its goal of delaying this case.

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