EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is introducing a bill on Wednesday, sending a pointed message at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, following the reveal of an alleged relationship between her and the top prosecutor in the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump.
The bill, first shared with the Washington Examiner, is called the “Against Federal Funds for Allowing Inappropriate Relationships Act,” or the AFFAIR Act. The legislation would prohibit awarding federal funds to the office of “any state or local chief prosecutor if any individual in such office has been convicted for engaging in corruption or any other unlawful activity.”
Mills is one of several Republicans who have called for investigations into Willis or demanded that she recuse herself from the investigation into Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Willis does not plan on stepping down from the case, believing it would end the investigation into the former president.
“Not only was Fani Willis’ relationship with Nathan Wade extremely inappropriate and creates concerns around a conflict of interest, but it also potentially shows violations of bias against political opposition, and lawfare for election interference,” Mills said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “Under no circumstance should federal funds be sent to a state or local office if there is unlawful and unethical activity taking place.”
“Our nation was founded on the steadfast tenets that liberty and justice — including the fair and equal application of the law — are crucial to ensuring the preservation of our constitutional republic,” the Florida Republican continued. “I’m proud to introduce the AFFAIR Act to ensure American taxpayer dollars will not be misappropriated or weaponized due to unlawful and unethical activities.”
Willis came into the spotlight following allegations she benefitted financially from a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the lead prosecutor on the Trump case. The former president’s legal counsel has filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against him and disqualify Fulton County prosecutors. Co-defendant Mike Roman filed a motion on Jan. 8 first detailing the alleged relationship between Willis and Wade, claiming that “taxpayer monies were used by Wade to take the DA on lavish vacations.”
Such accusations have caused the Georgia Senate to approve an investigative committee to look into Willis’s conduct. Mills also wrote a letter to the State Bar of Georgia to initiate an investigation into Willis following the reveal of the allegations, stating any alleged relationship between Willis and Wade could “give rise to possible violations of bias, conflict of interest, and potential kickback.”
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Roman’s motion detailed that Wade allegedly paid for vacations for himself and Willis, and it argued that Wade had been paid more than $650,000 by Willis since 2021 despite having little experience on such a high-profile case.
On Feb. 2, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Willis over an alleged misuse of federal funds. That same day, Willis called on Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the Trump case, to dismiss the motions against her without the planned Feb. 15 hearing and called the allegations against her “meritless.”
