On Friday, Georgia prosecutors made an attempt to disprove accusations of impropriety against Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, by having her father testify about his knowledge of her intimate involvement with the special prosecutor she engaged to handle Donald Trump's case.
Willis's father stated in court on the second day of the extraordinary hearing that could lead to Willis and her office being dropped from the case against the former president that he had not met special prosecutor Nathan Wade until last year and had only learned of their relationship a few weeks prior.
According to the AP, lawyers for Trump's supporters have been attempting to demonstrate that their connection predates Willis' appointment of Wade and that, as a consequence, she has a financial conflict of interest.
John Floyd, Willis' father, said in court that he had always counseled his daughter to maintain a sizable amount of cash on hand. (This has to do with Willis paying Wade back for different costs.) Floyd reportedly added, "Maybe, and pardon me your honor, I am not trying to be racist, but it is a black thing." CNN reported this. "You should always maintain some cash on hand, since most Black people either conceal or store cash," the speaker said.
In relation to the matter, he also said that she had received death threats: "They threatened to blow up the home, murder me, and kill my grandkids. I was worried about her security."
Along with supporting Willis' evidence, prosecutors also tried to show that Wade was not the district attorney's first choice to take the lead in the case against Trump. In his testimony, former Georgia governor Roy Barnes said that Willis asked him to act as a special prosecutor in 2021, but he declined.
Their testimony followed the decision by the prosecution not to call Willis back to the witness stand on Friday, sparing the public the sight of the top prosecutor's more introspective testimony as she battles a defense attempt to torpedo the crucial case.
According to the New York Times, testimony may go on into the next week.
Willis's father stated in court on the second day of the extraordinary hearing that could lead to Willis and her office being dropped from the case against the former president that he had not met special prosecutor Nathan Wade until last year and had only learned of their relationship a few weeks prior.
According to the AP, lawyers for Trump's supporters have been attempting to demonstrate that their connection predates Willis' appointment of Wade and that, as a consequence, she has a financial conflict of interest.
John Floyd, Willis' father, said in court that he had always counseled his daughter to maintain a sizable amount of cash on hand. (This has to do with Willis paying Wade back for different costs.) Floyd reportedly added, "Maybe, and pardon me your honor, I am not trying to be racist, but it is a black thing." CNN reported this. "You should always maintain some cash on hand, since most Black people either conceal or store cash," the speaker said.
In relation to the matter, he also said that she had received death threats: "They threatened to blow up the home, murder me, and kill my grandkids. I was worried about her security."
Along with supporting Willis' evidence, prosecutors also tried to show that Wade was not the district attorney's first choice to take the lead in the case against Trump. In his testimony, former Georgia governor Roy Barnes said that Willis asked him to act as a special prosecutor in 2021, but he declined.
Their testimony followed the decision by the prosecution not to call Willis back to the witness stand on Friday, sparing the public the sight of the top prosecutor's more introspective testimony as she battles a defense attempt to torpedo the crucial case.
According to the New York Times, testimony may go on into the next week.
