Fani Willis ally pushes for prosecutor in election interference case to step aside

Published January 21, 2024 12:13pm ET



An ally of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis believes the lead prosecutor in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump should step down due to concerns he and Willis had a personal relationship.

Norm Eisen, who served as the ethics czar in the Obama administration, said this weekend there is no legal basis to disqualify Nathan Wade, an Atlanta-area lawyer whom Willis hired on contract as a special prosecutor to lead the case, even though he believes Wade should “voluntarily bring his time on this case to an end.”

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