Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis’s investigation of former president Donald Trump for alleged election fraud is a story that has taken on several lives. Willis was accused by a Trump co-defendant of having an illicit relationship with the Trump special prosecution, Nathan Wade, who allegedly used his legal fees to spend lavishly on Willis. The Shock Exchange understands that Willis’s office used federal funds earmarked for COVID to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees to Wade. The potential misuse of federal funds has drawn the attention of Congressman Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Jordan recently spoke about investigating the use of federal funds by Willis’s office:
Amanda Head: We now have seen these documents, the invoices from Nathan Wade, the special RICO prosecutor connected to Fani Willis via a romantic relationship, but also obviously legally. The White House continues to say, “We haven’t coordinated at all,” but he has actually billed hours with White House counsel and at the White House. It’s untoward; it’s unethical. Is it illegal?
Jim Jordan: I don’t know if there’s anything illegal, but this whole idea of whether federal funds were involved in this? This is one of questions we typically ask when we see this kind of stuff. We have this concern with Alvin Bragg in New York, so we’re definitely going to look into this. This is to the White House, the coordination there. The story but him working with the democrats on the January 6th committee, so I think these are things we need to explore and we plan to do that.
Willis has not publicly responded to any claims of misuse of funds or any illicit relationship with Wade. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a complaint alleging criminal misconduct by Willis, and has asked Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr to launch a formal investigation. It appears Congressman Jordan may beat Kemp and Carr to the punch.