GA law enforcement shuts down Trump supporters’ rumor about investigation into Fani Willis

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has lately been hounded by rumors that she is under investigation for a supposed improper relationship with one of her fellow prosecutors in her RICO case involving former President Donald Trump and a slew of alleged co-conspirators.

An attorney representing former Trump campaign staffer Michael Roman — one of Trump's co-defendants in the RICO case — alleged in a court filing that Willis "engaged in an improper, clandestine personal relationship" with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, and questioned whether Wade was qualified to be on Willis' team. Far-right influencer Jack Posobiec tweeted earlier this week that "GBI has allegedly launched an investigation into Fani Willis," citing an unnamed "GA staffer" and no further elaboration.

However, on Thursday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) poured cold water on those rumors, with a spokesperson telling Newsweek that "there is no GBI investigation" into Willis.

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Wade, who is one of three special prosecutors working alongside Willis, has had his legal experience scrutinized after it was reported that when he was assigned to investigate jail deaths in neighboring Cobb County, he failed keep one single note despite months of conversations with deputies. He has also been paid more than $600,000 for his work on the case, much of which came from conducting special grand jury proceedings that are a rare occurrence in Georgia, though are more common in federal cases.

The allegations against Willis have spread from conservative circles to mainstream publications, with attorney Andrew Fleischman asserting in an essay for the Daily Beast that Willis' "scandal" should be taken seriously. He argued that should Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee find evidence of an improper relationship between Willis and Wade, it could throw the entire case against Trump in jeopardy.

"Judge McAfee has stated his intention to hold a hearing in February to look over the truth of these allegations. If they are true, the case will not be dismissed, but it is likely that he will disqualify Fani Willis, which, under Georgia law, will require disqualifying her entire office," Fleischman wrote. "The case will then go to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, which will decide who the case can go on to next."

Willis has countered that the scrutiny of Wade is racially motivated, pointing out that the qualifications of the other two special prosecutors — who are white — have not been called into question, and even suggested that her office was being heavily scrutinized because it was led by a woman of color.

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