Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore said Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis should resign from the election interference case with former President Donald Trump over the allegations of an improper relationship with a special prosecutor on the case.
“I’d tell her to get out of the case,” Mr. Moore said on CNN Sunday. “I really think this type of case, these allegations, this case is bigger than any one prosecutor, and I think probably to preserve the case and to show that what is of most importance to her is the facts of the Trump case as opposed to her political career.”
In a motion filed this month, Trump co-defendant Michael Roman alleged that special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a private attorney and married father of two, paid for luxury vacations he took with Ms. Willis by using money that his law firm received from Fulton County.
According to the documents, Mr. Wade’s firm has received nearly $654,000 in legal fees since January of last year for the election interference case.
Mr. Roman, a former Trump campaign official, is seeking to have all charges against him dismissed and for the prosecutor to be disqualified.
He said the district attorney didn’t have county approval to hire Mr. Wade, that she brought him on board to lead the day-to-day prosecution of the former president despite her own office having “numerous experienced lawyers fully capable of preparing this case for the grand jury and trial.”
Mr. Moore, an Obama-appointed attorney, said if the relationship between Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade is true, they are an “unforced error” that would question the integrity of the case.
“Cases are not lost because of some ’Matlock’ moment, some moment like you see in ’My Cousin Vinny,’ where suddenly somebody finds the evidence,” Mr. Moore said. “Cases die by the death of 1,000 cuts. This is a cut on the case.”
Mr. Trump and his 18 co-defendants were indicted in August for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Mr. Trump, the lead GOP candidate for the 2024 presidency, was charged with multiple felonies, including a violation of the state’s racketeering law, conspiracy to commit forgery, false statements and writings, and filing false documents.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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