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Top Trump prosecutor, Georgia DA alleged to be in

'improper' romantic relationship: court filing
The motion calls for DA Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade to be disqualified from prosecuting the Trump
case
By Brandon Gillespie Fox News

Published January 9, 2024 10:09am EST

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A new Fulton County, Georgia court filing alleges an "improper" romantic relationship
between the top prosecutor in Donald Trump's election interference case and District
Attorney Fani Willis, who brought the charges against the former president.

According to the filing, Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade, her alleged partner, to
prosecute Trump and benefited financially from the relationship in the form of lavish
,

vacations the two took using funds his law firm received for working the case.

County records show Wade has been paid nearly $654,000 in legal fees since January
2022, an amount authorized by the district attorney, or Willis in this case.

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Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Getty Images)

The motion was filed on behalf of former Trump campaign official Michael Roman a co- ,

in the case, in a bid to have the charges against him dismissed.

Itcites "sources close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney" as
confirming "they had an ongoing, personal relationship."

The filing also calls for the entire district attorney's office, including Willis and Wade, to be
disqualified from prosecuting the case.

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