- The close Trump ally said she had filed a complaint to fire the Fulton County district attorney
- A judge ruled that Willis can stay on the Trump election interference case as long as Wade resigns, which he did
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is seeking to fire Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after a judge ruled she could stay in the Trump election interference case in Georgia.
In a post on Thursday, Greene wrote, “I am filing a complaint to fire Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for her corrupt actions.”
Donald Trump’s close ally wrote that Willis “should have been removed from her political persecution of President Trump after it was revealed that she had been taking lavish vacations with her lover Nathan Wade.”
Anyone can file a written complaint against a lawyer practicing in the state. However, the initial stages of any investigation are completely confidential.
Greene’s decision to fire Willis comes less than a week after Supreme Court Justice Scott McAfee ruled that Willis can remain on the Trump election interference case in Georgia as long as Wade removes himself from the case.
Wade resigned that afternoon, just hours after the decision was made.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she’s filing to fire Fulton County DA Fani Willis
A judge ruled Friday that Fani Willis can stay in the Trump election interference case in Georgia, but he also cleared the way for lawyers to appeal the decision
Greene accused Willis of ‘corrupt action’ and said she should have been removed ‘after it was revealed she had been on lavish holidays with her lover Nathan Wade’
It followed weeks of dramatic testimony with both Willis and Wade taking the stand as lawyers tried to disqualify Willis over the relationship.
If Willis had been impeached, it could have had major implications for the case in which the former president illegally tried to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, where he narrowly lost to President Joe Biden.
Lawyers for Trump’s co-defendant first raised allegations in January that Willis and Wade had a personal relationship from which she unfairly benefited, as Wade was paid more than $600,000 as a special prosecutor in the case.
McAfee ruled Friday that there was a “massive error of judgment” on Willis’ part, but there was not enough evidence to show that her relationship with Wade amounted to an actual conflict of interest.
Greene, who has long been a staunch supporter of the ex-president and regularly accompanies him on the campaign trail as he makes a bid for a second term in the White House, responded to the judge’s decision on Friday, saying he had also have to withdraw from the case.
Greene accused Willis of lying under oath and baselessly claimed that Willis was conspiring with the White House.
McAfee on Wednesday cleared the way for Trump and other co-defendants to appeal the ruling allowing Willis to stay.
Greene isn’t the only Republican lawmaker to target those who filed lawsuits against the ex-president.
New York Republican Party Congresswoman Claudia Tenney criticized Attorney General Letitia James on X on Thursday, writing: “Remove Letitia James and remove her from office.”
It came as James appeared to be gearing up to potentially seize Trump’s properties in Westchester County should the ex-president fail to secure $454 million bail in his New York fraud case.
Trump faces a Monday deadline to pay the huge fine imposed by the judge, but his lawyers have said he has failed to secure bail.
They asked for it to be waived or he deposited a smaller amount while they appealed the ruling.