Fulton County hearing live updates: Fani
Willis doesn't take stand on Day 2
Posted By: Ida Lou Pino, 2/16/2024 9:41:56 AM
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is set to hear arguments over motions to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, primarily over accusations from Trump co-defendant Michael Roman that she benefited financially from a "personal, romantic relationship" with prosecutor Nathan Wade, who she hired for the case. Willis and Wade, in a court filing, admitted to the relationship but said it "does not amount to a disqualifying conflict of interest" and that the relationship "has never involved direct or indirect financial benefit to District Attorney Willis."
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Bay Area public radio station reported Thursday:
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It isn't certain why Fani won't testify - - but the Atlanta Sanitation Dept. found a case of empty Grey Goose bottles in her driveway this morning.