Fani Willis Hearing By Senate Special Committee Over Potential Misconduct

A hearing over potential misconduct by Fani Willis will take place today by the Senate Special Committee on Investigations. Republican Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens serves as chair on the committee which will look into Willis’ relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.Today, the panel will interrogate Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts and Fulton County Chief Financial Officer Sharon Whittmore.The committee has no power to reprimand Willis, but the findings could inform legislative actions, including the enactment or amendment of laws and adjustments to state appropriations.The entire ordeal involving Willis and Wade began in early January when Ashleigh Merchant, the lawyer for Trump’s co-defendant Michael Roman, issued a motion to have Roman’s charges be dismissed, citing that Willis’ alleged personal relationship with Nathan Wade should disqualify her from continuing to prosecute the case. She claimed that Willis benefited from the salary by engaging in an intimate relationship and going on vacations with Wade.After Willis initially attempted to have the misconduct hearing dismissed, Judge McAfee set a date for the hearing to be held in February.All of a sudden, Georgia’s biggest trial in the state’s history became a soap opera and spectacle.Willis was able to avoid testifying in a divorce hearing after...