Georgia Senate Will Vote Friday on Formation of Committee to Investigate Willis

The Georgia state Senate will vote Friday on whether to create a committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid the recent allegations she was having an affair with a special prosecutor, according to The Messenger.

The outlet reported that Georgia Chief Deputy Whip Sen. Greg Dolezal introduced a bill this week to establish a special committee on investigations, with the authority to call anyone for testimony under oath.

Dolezal contended that the panel is necessary, in light of the accusations against Willis, who brought felony criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and 18 others last summer in an election-racketeering case.

“The multitude of accusations surrounding Ms. Willis, spanning from allegations of prosecutorial misconduct to questions about the use of public funds and accusations of an unprofessional relationship, underscores the urgency for a thorough and impartial examination,” Dolezal said in a statement.

The former president and his co-defendants are accused of attempting to alter the 2020 presidential election results in the Peach State.

Willis came under scrutiny after Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, an opposition research specialist, accused the district attorney of having an affair with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor on the case. Roman filed a motion earlier this month asking to have the indictment against him thrown out and Willis barred from further prosecution of the case.

The court filing claims Willis and Wade went on expensive vacations together using county money paid to his law firm for his work on the case. It also claims that the two were romantically involved prior to Wade being hired to aid Willis’ prosecution.

In the motion, Roman’s attorneys cite sources close to the pair, as well as open records requests, divorce documents and personal knowledge to back up the claims of an improper relationship between Willis and Wade.

Willis reportedly has until Feb. 2 to respond to Roman’s motion in writing and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has set a Feb. 15 hearing on the matter.

The original August 2024 trial start date that Willis requested for Trump and his co-defendants appears unlikely, given the allegations.

On Monday, a Georgia county judge ordered court records to be unsealed in the divorce involving Wade and his now-ex-wife, Joycelyn.