Post by Webster on Jan 26, 2024 16:58:36 GMT -5
note: main Georgia RICO case agst. former Pres. Trump can be found here
(The Guardian) Georgia senate creates panel to investigate Fani Willis
Georgia’s state senate has joined attempts to investigate Fulton county District Attorney Fani Willis, voting 30-19 on Friday to create a special committee that Republican senators say is needed to determine whether the prosecutor misspent state tax money in her ongoing prosecution of former US president Donald Trump and others, the Associated Press reports. -- This has to do with following state funds. We want to know where is our money going,” said Republican senator Matt Brass of Newnan.
The committee, which doesn’t require approval by the state House or Governor Brian Kemp, is tasked with making recommendations on state laws and spending based on its findings. But the committee can’t directly sanction Willis, and Democrats denounced it as a partisan attempt to try to play to Trump and his supporters. -- You’re talking about partisan politics. That’s all you’re talking about,” said Democratic senator. David Lucas of Macon.
Trump on Thursday joined an effort by co-defendant Michael Roman to have Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade and their offices thrown off the case. Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for Roman, filed a motion Jan. 8 accusing Willis of having an inappropriate romantic relationship with Wade that resulted in a conflict of interest.
Willis has yet to respond publicly to the allegations of a romantic relationship between her and Wade. But she vigorously defended Wade and his qualifications.
A filing in Wade’s divorce case includes credit card statements that show Wade — after he had been hired as special prosecutor — bought plane tickets in October 2022 for him and Willis to travel to Miami and bought tickets in April to San Francisco in their names.
(The Guardian) Georgia senate creates panel to investigate Fani Willis
Georgia’s state senate has joined attempts to investigate Fulton county District Attorney Fani Willis, voting 30-19 on Friday to create a special committee that Republican senators say is needed to determine whether the prosecutor misspent state tax money in her ongoing prosecution of former US president Donald Trump and others, the Associated Press reports. -- This has to do with following state funds. We want to know where is our money going,” said Republican senator Matt Brass of Newnan.
The committee, which doesn’t require approval by the state House or Governor Brian Kemp, is tasked with making recommendations on state laws and spending based on its findings. But the committee can’t directly sanction Willis, and Democrats denounced it as a partisan attempt to try to play to Trump and his supporters. -- You’re talking about partisan politics. That’s all you’re talking about,” said Democratic senator. David Lucas of Macon.
Trump on Thursday joined an effort by co-defendant Michael Roman to have Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade and their offices thrown off the case. Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for Roman, filed a motion Jan. 8 accusing Willis of having an inappropriate romantic relationship with Wade that resulted in a conflict of interest.
Willis has yet to respond publicly to the allegations of a romantic relationship between her and Wade. But she vigorously defended Wade and his qualifications.
A filing in Wade’s divorce case includes credit card statements that show Wade — after he had been hired as special prosecutor — bought plane tickets in October 2022 for him and Willis to travel to Miami and bought tickets in April to San Francisco in their names.