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Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, euphemisms and telling the truth

By Cal Thomas

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis steps away from the stand after testifying during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Georgia’s ex-governor says Fani Willis tried to hire him for Nathan Wade gig

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sits in the stand as Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee steps away for a break during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump says Georgia election interference case ‘tainted’ and must be dropped

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Fani Willis to return to the witness stand as she fights an effort to derail Trump’s election case

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Donald Trump awaits the start of a hearing in New York City Criminal Court, Thursday, February 15, 2024. A New York judge says former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25. (Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times via AP, Pool)

N.Y. judge OKs March trial date for Trump hush money case

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade is questioned by attorney Ashleigh Merchant during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Wade, special prosecutor, she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Friend of Fani Willis says DA, Nathan Wade started dating before Trump probe

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Nathan Wade insists DA Fani Willis paid her own way on romantic trips

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP)

Fani Willis taking stand to testify in hearing that could disqualify her from Trump election case

By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York. A New York judge says Trump's hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia

By Jill Colvin and Adriana Gómez Licón - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Trump to attend key N.Y. hearing ahead of trial over hush-money payments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, followed by special prosecutor Nathan Wade, right, arrives for a news conference at the Fulton County Government Center, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, having a “personal relationship” with Wade, a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia judge says DA Fani Willis could be ejected from Trump case if a financial conflict exists

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Georgia state Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, left, speaks, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, during the first meeting of a state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Cowsert says an inquiry into whether Willis committed misconduct won't be a partisan "witch hunt," but minority Democrats say they doubt the inquiry's good faith. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn’t a ‘witch hunt,’ but Democrats doubt good faith

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., waves while former President Donald Trump points to her while they look over the 16th tee during the second round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament, July 30, 2022, in Bedminster, N.J. While vice presidential candidates typically aren't tapped until after a candidate has locked down the nomination, Trump's decisive win in the Iowa caucuses and the departure of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from the race has only heightened what had already been a widespread sense of inevitability. Greene is considered a close ally of the former president who is among those being considered for the job. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

MTG files second ethics complaint against Fani Willis

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, followed by special prosecutor Nathan Wade, right, arrives for a news conference at the Fulton County Government Center, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Willis acknowledged in a court filing on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, having a “personal relationship” with Wade, a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but argued there are no grounds to dismiss the case or to remove her from the prosecution. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Fani Willis tries to quash subpoenas related to Trump-case relationship

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Georgia Senate passes bill to revive oversight panel that critics say is aimed at Trump prosecution

By Sudhin Thanawala - Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears during a hearing regarding defendant Harrison Floyd, a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump, as part of the Georgia election indictments, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. Lawyer Ashleigh Merchant, who has alleged that Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has called the two to testify at a hearing next month. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, File)

House lawmakers subpoena Trump prosecutor Fani Willis for alleged misuse of federal funds

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia DA admits relationship with prosecutor but fights to stay on Trump case

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. The Georgia state Senate voted on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, to create a special committee to investigate Willis, with Republicans claiming she has personally benefitted from improperly conveying public money to special prosecutor Nathan Wade. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

An ethics lesson in Georgia: Fani Willis should resign her district attorney post

By Gerard Leval

FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. The Georgia state Senate voted on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, to create a special committee to investigate Willis, with Republicans claiming she has personally benefitted from improperly conveying public money to special prosecutor Nathan Wade. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appears during a hearing regarding defendant Harrison Floyd, a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump, as part of the Georgia election indictments, Nov. 21, 2023, in Atlanta. Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgia's 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP)

Republicans aim to put Trump accusers on the other side of the law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times