Judge in Trump Georgia case sets hearing on accusations of misconduct by prosecutors as Fani Willis goes on attack

ATLANTA — The judge presiding over the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others has set a Feb. 15 hearing date on misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her top prosecutor, while Willis accused the prosecutor's estranged wife of "obstructing and interfering" with their case.

The developments came after a court filing this month by Michael Roman, a co-defendant in the Trump case, alleging Willis was in a "romantic relationship" with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

In a filing Thursday, Willis accused Wade's wife Joycelyn Wade of trying to "harass" her and "damage her professional reputation." She alleged the wife had "conspired with interested parties in the Criminal Election Interference Case to use the civil discovery process to annoy, embarrass and oppress District Attorney Willis."

Willis also argued that filings in the case appeared to be "conspicuously coordinated" with Roman. Willis is seeking a protective order to quash a subpoena for her deposition by Joycelyn Wade. The DA said that the Wades have been living apart since 2021 and have agreed in court filings that their marriage is "irretrievably broken," and that Willis does not have any information "that might prove relevant to granting or denying the divorce."

Roman contends that Willis, Nathan Wade and the DA's office should be disqualified from prosecuting the case and the criminal charges against him dismissed “on the grounds that the district attorney and the special prosecutor have been engaged in an improper, clandestine personal relationship during the pendency of this case, which has resulted in the special prosecutor, and, in turn, the district attorney, profiting