A Georgia judge slammed Fulton County DA Fani Willis for her “tremendous lapse in judgment” and “impropriety” over her affair with prosecutor Nathan Wade — but has allowed her to continue prosecuting the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump.
“The established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote of the revelations related to Willis and Wade’s months-long relationship.
McAfee found the defense ultimately failed to demonstrate Willis had a conflict of interest in the case by employing boyfriend Wade, but made a point of strongly criticizing her decision to get involved with the attorney.
“This finding is by no means an indication that the Court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the District Attorney’s testimony during the evidentiary hearing,” the judge wrote in a particularly scathing section.
McAfee gave the state two options: Either Willis could step down from the case, or — the more likely scenario — Wade could remove himself as special prosecutor, which would allow the embattled DA to stay on.
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