- The Fulton County district attorney came under scrutiny for her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired for the case, Nathan Wade.
- But Willis has warned that ‘the train is coming’ for Trump in the Georgia election interference case, as the scandal failed to slow down prosecutors
- Since the previous president and 18 others were indicted in August, Wade has led the team of attorneys Willis assembled to prosecute the case.
Fani Willis has warned that “the train is coming” for Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case and that the side story about her relationship with the prosecutor has not slowed down the case “at all.”
The Fulton County district attorney came under scrutiny for her entanglement with the special prosecutor she hired for the case, Nathan Wade. But while Wade was removed from the case, she avoided being disqualified.
The case centers on whether Trump broke any law when he tried to overturn his loss in the state after the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden.
Since the previous president and 18 others were indicted in August, Wade has led the team of attorneys Willis assembled to prosecute the case.
Willis, 53, has said she is “not embarrassed” by the relationship and that attempts by his defense team to “slow down” the progress of the case against Trump have been unsuccessful.
Fani Willis has warned that ‘the train is coming’ for Donald Trump in his Georgia election interference case and that the side story about her relationship with the prosecutor has not slowed down prosecutors ‘at all’
The Fulton County district attorney came under scrutiny for her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired for the case, Nathan Wade (pictured) – but while Wade was removed from the case, she avoided being disqualified
The case centers on whether Trump broke any law when he tried to overturn his loss in the state following the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden. (Image: Trump at a rally in Georgia earlier in March 2024)
‘I don’t feel like my reputation needs to be reclaimed. Let’s just say it for the record: I’m not ashamed of what I did,” she said CNN at a community event in College Park, Atlanta on Saturday.
‘I think my biggest crime is having a relationship with a man, but I don’t find that embarrassing in any way.
“I know I didn’t do anything illegal.”
Referring to two months of hearings and trials over her romantic relationship, she added: “While that was going on, we were writing responsive briefs, we were still dealing with the matter in a way that needed to be done.
‘I don’t feel like we’ve slowed down at all. I think there are attempts to slow this train down, but the train is coming.”
Her latest comments come as attorneys continue to make claims about her handling of a sweeping prosecution against the former president and current presumptive Republican Party nominee.
Trump faces four felony charges — including separate federal and state charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden.
His team has fought to have the cases delayed and dismissed, arguing that political opponents are unfairly targeting him.
Willis spoke days after a judge in Georgia allowed lawyers for Trump’s co-defendants to appeal his ruling that she could stay on the case after Wade’s withdrawal.
This allows attorneys to strengthen allegations of impropriety between Wade and Willis.
Trump faces four felony charges — including separate federal and state charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden. (Pictured: Trump’s mugshot for the case)
Fani Willis made the comments to CNN on Saturday
Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at Georgia State University who is following the case, criticized her comments in a post on X
Defense attorneys claim Willis hired Wade to profit from Trump’s prosecution through their romantic relationship.
Supreme Court Justice Scott McAfee said there was not enough evidence to prove these claims, but reprimanded Willis for what he called a “massive error in judgment.”
Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at Georgia State University who is following the case, criticized her comments in a post on X.
“If I were Fani Willis, I would just not talk to the media at all right now, just out of an abundance of caution,” Kreis said.