Fani Willis likely conceding improper relationship happened with race defense, former US attorney says

 A former U.S. attorney suggested Friday that Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is possibly believing that some of the allegations against her are true after she used race to defend a co-worker whose He is also accused of having inappropriate relations.

"We've seen this as an attack on people who were raising questions or raising issues for further investigation, and I think it seems to me like a concession that some of the allegations in the motion must be true," Michael. Moore said of Willis' recent comments on CNN, where he serves as an analyst.

Court documents filed earlier this month say Willis hired her alleged romantic partner, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, to prosecute former President Trump in Georgia's election interference case and treated her to lavish vacations. Both benefited financially from the relationship, allowing both to use their firm's funds. Received to run the case.

Willis was recently summoned to appear in court as part of Wade's divorce case. A new filing from his lawyer claims Wade's estranged wife conspired with interested parties to "harass, embarrass" and "harass" Willis.

The filing states in part, "Because both parties agree that their marriage has completely broken down, there is no information that Willis can provide that is relevant."

Moore, a Democrat who was appointed by President Obama in 2010 and served until 2015, told CNN that although he does not think the charges against him are "completely devastating" to the case against Trump, Must be, this is a "real optics problem". For Willis.

He said it was more likely the judge would "work briefly" on the issue and possibly ask Willis to explain whether the allegations are true.

He said, "I think the question is whether he hired someone who was not experienced, whether he really has the criminal prosecution background to handle a case of this type and this large."

Moore was then asked if Willis could be prosecuted for honest services fraud and federal racketeering statutes, since Wade had reportedly been paid approximately $650,000 so far in the case.

He said he thought any prosecution against Willis would be "very minimal", but he took particular issue with the claim that he paid Wade 10 times more than he paid another special assistant. Moore insisted that these disparities had to be explained.

Willis appeared to use race to defend Wade during a speech at an Atlanta church on Sunday, saying, "All three of these special counsels are superstars. But I'm just asking God, is it that some people Will never see a black man worthy no matter what his accomplishments? What can anyone else accomplish? The other two have never been judges. But no one questions their credentials."

Moore said he did not believe his comments would be helpful in getting his motion to quash the subpoena passed.

"To look at a case like this where she alleges she was interrogated because she might be an African American male, it misses the mark. I don't think you can categorically attack someone. Nor do I think you can use it as a shield to hide behind to say that, just because you might be African American, that your The activities are beyond any investigation, especially when these allegations have been made. I think that's the line he has crossed," he said.

Moore said his "attack" made it more likely that some of the allegations might be true.

Moore previously said Willis should step down from the case amid the allegations. He suggested that if they were truthful, they would challenge the integrity of the proceedings.

"Cases are not lost because of a 'Matlock' moment, some moments like you see in 'My Cousin Vinny,' where suddenly someone finds evidence. Cases are lost by the death of a 1,000 cuts. This is a take on the case. There are cuts," Moore told CNN on Sunday.

Trump's co-defendant, Michael Roman, accused Willis and Wade of having an "inappropriate" and "secret" relationship at the same time the appointments were being made for the 2020 election interference case.

Roman, a former Trump 2020 campaign official, had argued that the settlement should be considered because of the integrity of the case and asked last week for the charges to be dropped.

The filing also seeks to disqualify the entire District Attorney's Office, including Willis and Wade, from prosecuting the case.

Moore said he would ask Willis to step away from the case.

"I really think that in this type of case, with these charges, this case is bigger than any prosecutor," Moore said. "And I think, perhaps, to preserve the case and show that what's most important to them are the facts of the Trump case, as opposed to his political career."

The news came as Trump was indicted by Willis in August, and he pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, including violating Georgia's anti-racketeering law. Violation was also involved.