Sounds more like collusion to me. Also seems like the judge had his own agenda.
Nathan Wade resigns as special prosecutor after a Georgia judge rules that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting her racketeering case against former President Donald Trump if Wade — with whom she had a secret romantic relationship — is removed from the case.
Judge rules Fani Willis can stay on — if Wade leaves
Key players: Judge Scott McAfee, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found there was no “actual conflict” brought about by the relationship, but that it created the “appearance of impropriety.”
As a result, McAfee ruled that either Willis or Wade must be removed from the case for it to continue. Wade submitted a formal letter of resignation to Willis on Friday afternoon.
Trump and 18 others were indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on criminal charges stemming from Willis’s long-running investigation into their attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state.
Trump co-defendant Michael Roman accused Willis of misconduct because of her “clandestine” relationship with Nathan Wade, whom she appointed as special counsel.
Roman alleged that Willis and Wade did not disclose their relationship while benefitting financially from their prosecution of Trump and his allies. McAfee disagreed.
“Without sufficient evidence that the District Attorney acquired a personal stake in the prosecution, or that her financial arrangements had any impact on the case, the Defendants’ claims of an actual conflict must be denied,” the judge wrote.
Why it matters: The case had been on hold for more than two months due to the saga brought on by Willis and Wade’s tryst. Willis can continue her prosecution of Trump and his associates in Georgia.
