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Fani Willis Paid Nathan Wade From Confiscated Property Fund
Newsweek ^ | Mar 06, 2024 at 11:04 AM EST | By Sean O'Driscoll

Posted on 03/06/2024 10:38:30 AM PST by Red Badger

Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis paid the chief prosecutor in Donald Trump's election fraud trial out of her seized property fund for the first three months he was hired, disclosed work contracts show.

Willis and Wade testified in February that they were previously in a relationship but insist that relationship began after Willis hired him to oversee the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-accused, who were indicted for allegedly trying to overthrow the Georgia result of the 2020 presidential election.

The pair denied in their testimony that they had tried to cover up their relationship until Wade was hired to prosecute the Trump case.

Willis and Wade did not sign a contract until more than four months into Nathan Wade's role as chief prosecutor in the Donald Trump election fraud case in Georgia.

Wade earned an average of $25,149 a month for his first 26 months on the case despite never having prosecuted a felony, a Newsweek review of his invoices has found.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: fani; faniwillis; nathan; nathanwade; prison; theft; wade; willis
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To: Red Badger

Does Fani have a primary challenger this year? I would imagine that Atlanta feels it can’t live without her.


61 posted on 03/06/2024 11:33:28 AM PST by Theodore R. ( )
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To: Red Badger

Makes sense since she confiscated somebody else’s husband.


62 posted on 03/06/2024 11:35:30 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: RoosterRedux
wasn't sure what to make of Fani's use of the Confiscated Property Fund to pay Wade

I'm not an attorney, so only have a general public's understanding, but it seems to me what she did is theft. I don't know who owns confiscated property, but certainly the DA does not own it.

63 posted on 03/06/2024 11:39:03 AM PST by Avalon Memories (Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. -- P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: PGR88
"Government stealing money from citizens,"

Flying with cash out of Alt Airport? Law enforcement can seize your money without telling you why

I wonder if this is where her cash supply came from.
64 posted on 03/06/2024 11:39:15 AM PST by DEPcom (DC is not my Capitol after Jan 6th lock downs.)
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To: Bullish

Have you seen his ex wife?

She’s gorgeous...............


65 posted on 03/06/2024 11:39:21 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: MNnice

I OBJECTS YOUR HONOR- ALGONQUIN J. CALHOUN!


66 posted on 03/06/2024 11:42:26 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Red Badger

Not a lawyer or with much knowledge of law or public attorney rules and ethics behavior.
That said, does anyone here want to opine if it was possibly normal or acceptable practice to pay Wade from the confiscated properties fund at all or for ant length of time? If not accepted practice, might it have been done and “ok” as long as the person taking the confiscated properties money out to pay Wade planned on paying it back to the confiscated properties fund in the future, or at least before it was discovered? Is that money fund type typically available for use as a slush fund within departments, not routinely audited or overseen? I hope not because that doesn’t sound like good accounting practices. Thanks in advance. I learn so much here and try not be insulting or sound too dumb.


67 posted on 03/06/2024 11:44:31 AM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: Red Badger
She probably couldn't help him politically in his career. She's a wine consultant and he's ambitious.

-PJ

68 posted on 03/06/2024 11:44:36 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Magnum44

69 posted on 03/06/2024 11:49:24 AM PST by 4Liberty (My 2024 prediction: Biden will be 'eliminated' -- not Trump --and Deep State will suspend elections.)
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To: Avalon Memories
The problem is, in Fani's case, the general public's understanding is irrelevant.

Judge McAfee needs this to be a violation of the law or at least an ethics violation applicable to her position as DA for it to affect his ruling.

And even then, he has to reopen the hearings if new evidence is to be introduced because, as of Monday, the hearing is closed to new evidence.

70 posted on 03/06/2024 11:49:57 AM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Red Badger

It just keeps getting worse and worse.......


71 posted on 03/06/2024 11:53:20 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: pollywog

That was Day One - when she looked like she had a loaded diaper and her brassiere had gone on strike.

Talk about RAGING.

The way she angrily fluttered her eyelashes when came barreling in to ‘dispute’ the prosecutor’s ‘LLIIIIIIEEEESSSSS’ was incredible.


72 posted on 03/06/2024 11:55:53 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
The way she angrily fluttered her eyelashes when came barreling in to ‘dispute’ the prosecutor’s ‘LLIIIIIIEEEESSSSS’ was incredible.

The best part was when she proclaimed..."I'm not on trial, they are.. "

to which I respond, Oh really

73 posted on 03/06/2024 12:01:20 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Vendome
"This woman is so stupid she tried to put M&M’s in alphabetical order."

Did she put the W's in front of the M's?

74 posted on 03/06/2024 12:01:42 PM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Red Badger

In the Georgia hearing today it was brought up that Wade said he put his contract money into his law business account. Apparently that is a big no-no as that’s just supposed to be client money like retainers and awards. My understanding that this is not taxed as income until it comes out when the lawyers bill for work or get their share of an award. Putting earnings in there even temporarily is not allowed and opens Wade up for IRS problems.

If you haven’t watched that hearing, it is worth the time. Ashleigh Merchant knows EVERYTHING and they let her speak freely. The dem at the end was annoying but the chairman let Merchant have the last word.

Love,
O2


75 posted on 03/06/2024 12:03:27 PM PST by omegatoo (You know you'll get your money's worth...become a monthly donor!)
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To: omegatoo

Thanks for the update!...............


76 posted on 03/06/2024 12:05:33 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Oops, I forgot the link...

https://rumble.com/v4hm6c6-live-ga-senate-hears-testimony-from-ashleigh-merchant-in-fani-willis-hearin.html


77 posted on 03/06/2024 12:09:21 PM PST by omegatoo (You know you'll get your money's worth...become a monthly donor!)
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To: cuz1961

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78 posted on 03/06/2024 12:12:46 PM PST by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam.)
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To: Red Badger

She’s a nepo-baby, who thinks that she can do whatever she wants to make herself a real celebrity.


79 posted on 03/06/2024 12:13:17 PM PST by Eva
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To: cornfedcowboy

Her testimony today before the GA Senate Special Committee on Investigations was comprehensive and fearless, simply outstanding! She was spot on, extremely well prepared, brought the receipts (as Bannon would say). She was excellent!


80 posted on 03/06/2024 1:03:24 PM PST by nfldgirl
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