The Fulton County Board of Ethics declined to consider accusations about District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday, citing a lack of authority.
According to the agenda for the special meeting, Willis, who was romantically involved with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor in the case of former President Donald Trump's election interference, avoided having a second probe into her behavior when the board that was supposed to hear complaints against her was disbanded.
Willis is an officer under state law as a district attorney, and only county officials and employees are subject to the county's code of ethics. According to a statement from the Board of Ethics, Willis will fall under the purview of the State Ethics Commission.
A citizen of Fulton County named Steven Kramer submitted one of the complaints in January and February, alleging that Willis had broken the code of ethics. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Kramer filed a complaint on February 14th, raising concerns about the connection between Willis and Wade, Wade's remuneration, and the impact on taxpayers of the allegations that Willis had used public funds to finance their love vacations.
A Senate committee chaired by Republicans that heard Willis's testimony questioned her about using public funds on her connection with Wade.
"This unlawful connection is the reason for the additional resources and financial expenditures for the district attorney's office and the court, which are both funded by Fulton County taxpayers like me,” Kramer wrote.
Gregory Mantell, a talk show presenter and the creator of the Substack site Investigative News Service, filed the second complaint. He said that Willis had broken many parts of the Fulton County Ethics Code in a Substack post, and the outlet said that in his January complaint, he had requested the district attorney's spending records.
During this week's questioning, Ashleigh Merchant, the defense lawyer for Trump co-defendant Mike Roman, revealed the details of Willis and Wade's affair in January court records. The judge presiding over Trump's 2020 election meddling case, Scott McAffe, is currently considering whether to disqualify Willis and is anticipated to make a verdict sometime next week.
According to the agenda for the special meeting, Willis, who was romantically involved with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor in the case of former President Donald Trump's election interference, avoided having a second probe into her behavior when the board that was supposed to hear complaints against her was disbanded.
Willis is an officer under state law as a district attorney, and only county officials and employees are subject to the county's code of ethics. According to a statement from the Board of Ethics, Willis will fall under the purview of the State Ethics Commission.
A citizen of Fulton County named Steven Kramer submitted one of the complaints in January and February, alleging that Willis had broken the code of ethics. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Kramer filed a complaint on February 14th, raising concerns about the connection between Willis and Wade, Wade's remuneration, and the impact on taxpayers of the allegations that Willis had used public funds to finance their love vacations.
A Senate committee chaired by Republicans that heard Willis's testimony questioned her about using public funds on her connection with Wade.
"This unlawful connection is the reason for the additional resources and financial expenditures for the district attorney's office and the court, which are both funded by Fulton County taxpayers like me,” Kramer wrote.
Gregory Mantell, a talk show presenter and the creator of the Substack site Investigative News Service, filed the second complaint. He said that Willis had broken many parts of the Fulton County Ethics Code in a Substack post, and the outlet said that in his January complaint, he had requested the district attorney's spending records.
During this week's questioning, Ashleigh Merchant, the defense lawyer for Trump co-defendant Mike Roman, revealed the details of Willis and Wade's affair in January court records. The judge presiding over Trump's 2020 election meddling case, Scott McAffe, is currently considering whether to disqualify Willis and is anticipated to make a verdict sometime next week.
