Former President Donald Trump said the charges against him in the Georgia election interference case “will have to be dropped” after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday about the romantic relationship she had with a special prosecutor.
“There is no case here,” Mr. Trump told Fox News Digital. “It is so badly tainted. There was a perfect phone call [to Georgia election officials]. It was perfect. But by going after Trump, she’s able to get her boyfriend more money than they ever dreamed possible.”
He called her “disgraced.”
“The case will have to be dropped,” he said. “There’s no way they can have a case. The whole thing was a scam to get money for the boyfriend.”
Ms. Willis testified at the Fulton County Courthouse Thursday to defend her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade. In court, both admitted to their relationship, but said their romance didn’t start until early 2022 after Mr. Wade had already started working on the case.
Mr. Wade said they broke up in the middle of 2023.
Mr. Trump said their relationship is an example of “election interference.”
“This all comes out of the White House. Don’t forget Wade, the lover, he spent hours at the White House,” he said. “This is all a weaponization of politics.”
In a motion filed last month, Trump co-defendant Michael Roman alleged that Mr. Wade, a 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 more than $700,000 in legal fees since January of last year for the election interference case.
Mr. Trump said the case was “all about trying to stop somebody who is killing [Democrats] in the polls, and it is a sad thing to watch for our country.”
“This is a total breakdown of law and order and a total breakdown of justice — it is weaponization at a level that nobody’s seen before.” he said.
Mr. Trump and his 18 co-defendants were indicted in August for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Mr. Trump, who is all but certain to win the GOP presidential nomination, 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.
The hearing resumed Friday, and Judge McAfee will decide whether to disqualify Ms. Willis.