Fox News analyst Greg Jarrett on Tuesday likened the scandal surrounding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' alleged hiring of former President Donald Trump's girlfriend as a prosecutor to a “screwball comedy.” The judge said the trial should be “paused.” To investigate charges.
Lawyers for former Trump campaign aide Michael Roman have accused Willis of dating Willis in a 13-count indictment secured against Trump by the Fulton County district attorney to help prosecute the former president. filed a complaint alleging that the company hired Nathan Wade. It includes state RICO charges in August over the former president's efforts to challenge the state's election results. Jarrett told FOX Business host Larry Kudrow that the allegations, including that Wade paid for lavish vacations for the couple from money he paid to prosecute Trump, are serious and that the allegations are being investigated. He asked that the trial be delayed until the trial was over.(Related: After Jack Smith's SCOTUS setback, former federal prosecutor says Georgia case is Democrats' best bet to jail Trump)
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“Larry, this Georgia case has always been tainted by political bias, evidence manipulation, and a complete perversion of extortion laws, but now this is a screwball movie starring Fanny Willis and her secret lover. It’s like comedy,” Jarrett told Kudrow. “It wasn't the pillow talk that led to the trumped-up charges against Trump.”
“I think the trial judge needs to hold a hearing and demand answers. There's a huge conflict of interest, there's obvious fraud, and it's serious,” Jarrett added. “If warranted, the judge should refer these charges against Willis and his mistress to State Attorney General Christopher Carr for an immediate investigation.”
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Willis allegedly hired Wade as special prosecutor in the Trump case, and Wade received payments of more than $600,000 that Willis approved. report. Some of the funds were used for Wade and Willis to take luxurious vacations. Wade also reportedly met twice with President Joe Biden's White House advisers before the indictment of Trump.
“In the meantime, please suspend any future trials until the investigation is complete and the public can be confident that the charges against Trump were not tainted by unethical and corrupt practices. , because that's what's being said here,” Jarrett said.
“It is also against the law and potentially criminal,” Jarrett concluded.
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