How Fani Willis’ relationship with Nathan Wade became all that Trump hoped for — a distraction

For over 90 days, the biggest trial in Georgia history stalled over a relationship. The 2020 election interference case in Fulton County was arguably the most significant indictment of former President Donald Trump who faces multiple charges across the country.& Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis presented a compelling case against Trump and his co-defendants which featured evidence such as the infamous phone call where the former president asked Georgia’s Secretary of State to “find votes” after trailing President Joe Biden by over 11,000 votes.& Willis was also able to get four defendants to flip on Trump, offering plea deals for cooperation.& This was the one case that Trump likely feared the most because there’s enough evidence to achieve a conviction and he couldn’t pardon himself if he happens to be re-elected as president because it’s a state case.& But in early January, Judge Scott McAfee gave Trump a gift after Willis’ relationship became the focus of the case.& On Jan. 9, 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...