According to Politico, House Select Committee staff met with Fulton County prosecutors on January 6th and gave them permission to consider certain evidence related to Georgia while investigating President Donald Trump.
Recent motion Trump's co-defendants, who are seeking to disqualify District Attorney Fannie Willis and dismiss the case, include a complaint with the commission about Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor appointed by Willis and with whom she allegedly had a romantic relationship. Includes a statement of claim that refers to the meeting. These meetings provided important information as prosecutors prepared to question key witnesses in the case. according to To Politico.
Based on a statement of claim included in a motion filed by co-defendant Michael Roman, Wade appears to have met with the commission four times. Mr. Wade claimed $6,000 for 24 hours between April 18 and April 21, 2022, under the description “Team meeting: Meeting with January 6: Examining legal issues in preparation for intervention.” did.
For this meeting, top prosecutors from Willis' team traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with committee staff, a former committee official told Politico.
Another claim dated May 31, 2022, for 8 hours and $2,000, was for “Team Meeting: January 6th Meeting. SPGJ Witness Preparation.” (Related article: Could Fani Willis' 'inappropriate' romantic relationship allegations sink her extortion case against Trump?)
🚨BREAKING: Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis was revealed to have secretly cooperated with the January 6th Commission before indicting Donald Trump.
Willis' lead prosecutor and alleged lover, Nathan Wade, recorded four secret meetings between January 6th and January 6th. pic.twitter.com/wcykyJsN3H
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanakoaTheGreat) January 11, 2024
Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, a former Jan. 6 committee chairman, told Politico that he was not aware of how extensive the staff's contact with prosecutors was or of any face-to-face meetings. Previously, some recognition had been expressed.
“As the Commission's final report of January 6th makes clear, the Commission has shared information now publicly available with the public prosecutor's office, which is conducting a parallel independent investigation.” A former aide to the organization told Politico.
Former federal prosecutor Sol Wisenberg told Politico that the level of cooperation is “highly unusual.”
“They're using what should be a congressional investigation to help prosecutors,” he said.
In response to questions from House Republicans, Willis declined to say whether he had any possible contact with the committee as well as the White House.
“I cannot and will not be provided with access to any non-public information regarding this matter,” she wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in a letter. dated Retrieved by Politico on December 19th.
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