Allegations against Georgia prosecutors likely damaged case against Trump
THE TRUMP CASES
Allegations against Georgia prosecutors likely damaged case against Trump
By Amy Gardner and Holly Bailey
January 21, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EST
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (Megan Varner for The Washington Post)
Among friends and supporters of Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis, a common argument has taken root in response to allegations that a romantic relationship between her and the lead prosecutor on the election-interference case against Donald Trump should disqualify them both.
Even if the accusations are true, these allies say, there is no Georgia law requiring either Willis or Nathan Wade to be bumped from the case. They consider the controversy a distraction fomented by one of Trump’s co-defendants with a long record as a GOP opposition researcher. The case is too important, they say. It must go on.
In some ways, however, the damage may already be done.
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Bailey reported from Atlanta. Josh Dawsey contributed to this report.
By Amy Gardner
Amy Gardner has worked at The Post since 2005 and currently covers voting on its Democracy Team. She is part of the team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. She is a 1990 graduate of The University of Pennsylvania and lives in Arlington, Va., with her husband, Bob. They have two sons. Twitter
By Holly Bailey
Holly Bailey is a national correspondent for The Washington Post based in Atlanta and covering the South. She was previously based in Minneapolis, where she covered the Upper Midwest. She joined The Post in 2019 as a national political reporter covering the 2020 presidential campaign. Twitter
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Frankly, the allegation of Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade being romantically attached are coming from his soon-to-be ex-wife. So I would take anything with a huge grain of salt. Wade has probably been putting in a lot of long hours on the Trump case and his wife is probably jealous. Besides - women and men can have professional relationships without becoming romantically attached. Geeze. 
