I-Team: Fulton DA emails accuse Trump attorney of disrespect
Summary
TLDRThe summary discusses leaked emails showing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggesting she is being singled out for prosecution decisions due to her race. The emails indicate Willis told defense attorneys questioning her hiring of a special prosecutor she is dating that their criticism represents disrespect towards her as an African American woman. Meanwhile, a Fulton County commissioner wrote Willis demanding transparency about her spending on the Trump election interference case.
Takeaways
- 🔍 Emails obtained by Fox Five I Team shed light on claims of racism made by Fulton D.A. Fani Willis in response to criticism of her handling of the election interference case.
- 👩⚖️ Fani Willis is criticized for hiring a special prosecutor with limited felony trial experience, who is also alleged to be in a romantic relationship with her.
- 📧 The emails discussed are largely between Willis's office and Trump defense attorney Steve Sadow, and were shared in a group email to legal teams of all 15 remaining defendants.
- 🔗 The controversy includes accusations of Willis having a romantic relationship with her top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, and paying him over $660,000 for the Trump case.
- 🌍 Willis suggests she is being singled out as a black woman, using race in communications with defense attorneys.
- 💬 Defense attorney Steve Sadow and Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis question the professionalism and transparency in Willis's handling of the case.
- 🤔 The script implies a conflict of interest and raises questions about the use of county funds in prosecuting the election interference case involving former President Trump.
- 🚨 Willis and her executive district attorney, Dacia Young, express that being African American women, they face disrespect in their professional roles.
- 📅 The deadline to respond in court to the conflict of interest allegations is set for February 2nd.
- 🏛️ The Fulton County Commission is focused on transparency regarding the expenditure of county funds in the election interference case.
Q & A
What new information has come to light regarding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis?
-Emails obtained by the Fox 5 I-Team suggest Willis has previously claimed she is being singled out for criticism because she is a black woman.
What is Willis being criticized for in handling the Trump election interference case?
-She is being criticized for hiring a special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, who has limited felony trial experience and who she is allegedly dating.
What explanation has Willis offered so far regarding hiring Nathan Wade?
-So far her only explanation is to talk about race and claim that a black man is qualified no matter his achievements.
How did one of the defense attorneys, Steve Sadow, say he and others have treated Willis and her prosecutors?
-In an email response, Sadow wrote that no defense counsel has treated Willis or her prosecutors in a disrespectful or condescending manner.
How did Willis's executive assistant district attorney respond to emails from Steve Sadow?
-She wrote that "We are both aware, especially as an African American woman, some find it difficult to treat us respectfully."
What was one defense attorney's reaction to the racial claims made by Willis's office?
-Defense attorney Manubir Arora said that being a jerk doesn't make you racist or demeaning to women. He believes the special prosecutor Wade should step down no matter his race.
What has Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis demanded from Willis?
-Ellis sent a letter to Willis demanding transparency about how she has spent county funds prosecuting the Trump election case.
What aspects did Ellis say the spending controversy is not about?
-Ellis said the controversy is not about partisanship, race, or anything other than how citizens' money is being used.
What is the deadline for Willis to respond to the conflict of interest allegations in court?
-The deadline to respond to the allegations about her relationship with Wade is February 2nd, 2023.
How much has Fulton County paid special prosecutor Nathan Wade so far?
-According to court filings, the county has paid Wade at least $660,000.
Outlines
😮 New details revealed about racism claims made by Fulton County DA Willis
Emails obtained by the Fox 5 I-Team shed light on claims of racism made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in response to criticism about her handling of the Trump election interference case. The emails suggest this is not the first time she has claimed discrimination for being a Black woman.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Racism
💡Election interference
💡Fulton County
💡Special prosecutor
💡Conflict of interest
💡Discovery
💡Transparency
💡Plea deal
💡Fulton County Commission
💡Public funds
Highlights
Emails suggest this is not the first time Willis suggested she is being singled out for being a black woman
Willis has used race when talking to defense attorneys about requests for documents
Willis's office claimed some attorneys find it difficult to treat African American women respectfully
Trump attorney responded no counsel has treated Willis or prosecutors disrespectfully based on race or gender
Defense attorney said being rude does not make someone racist or demeaning to women
Commissioner Bob Ellis demanded transparency into how Willis spent county funds on Trump case
Ellis focused questions on Willis's alleged relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade
Ellis said questions are about facts and dollars, not partisanship, race, or how funds were used
Defense attorney said a special prosecutor should step down regardless of race
Defense attorney said he wants to see a clean Trump trial, but prosecutors are feeding into perceived issues
Allegations surfaced Willis paid Wade over $600,000 and they vacationed together
Willis's only response to conflict questions so far is to talk about race
Deadline for Willis to respond to conflict allegations in court is February 2nd
New developments in Trump case daily
Fulton County DA Fani Willis primary focus of public comment portion of commission meeting
Transcripts
BASIC AD FREE TIER IN SOME
COUNTRIES. FOX FIVE NEWS AT SIX
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
RUSS: EMAILS
RUSS: OBTAINED BY
RUSS: THE
RUSS: FOX FIVE I TEAM SHED
COURTNEY: NEW
RUSS: LIGHT ON CLAIMS OF
RACISM
RUSS: MADE
COURTNEY: BY
RUSS: FULTON D. A FUNNY WILLIS
IN RESPONSE TO CRITICISM OF HOW
SHE'S HANDLING THE ELECTION
INTERFERENCE CASE. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M
RUSS
COURTNEY: SPENCER. I'M
COURTNEY BRYANT. WILLIS IS
ALREADY LASHED OUT PUBLICLY AT
CRITICS HAVE HER DECISION TO
HIRE A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WITH
LIMITED FELONY TRIAL EXPERIENCE.
A MAN COURT FILINGS CLAIM SHE IS
ALSO DATING. LET'S BRING IN FOX
FIVE I TEAM REPORTER RANDI
TRAVEL. TRAVIS AND RANDY. THESE
EMAILS SUGGEST THIS IS NOT THE
FIRST TIME SHE SUGGESTED SHE IS
BEING SINGLED OUT FOR BEING A
BLACK WOMAN. CORNEA RUSSIA. THE
EMAILS ARE LARGELY BETWEEN
WILLIS'S OFFICE AND TRUMP
DEFENSE ATTORNEY STEVE STAYED
OUT, BUT THEY WERE INCLUDED IN A
GROUP EMAIL TO THE LEGAL TEAMS
OF ALL 15 REMAINING DEFENDANTS.
THEY WERE SENT TWO DAYS AFTER
ONE OF THOSE DEFENDANTS FILED A
MOTION ACCUSING WILLIS OF HAVING
A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE
OF HER TOP PROSECUTORS.
: GOD WASN'T IT THEM THAT
ATTACK THIS LAWYER OF IMPECCABLE
CREDENTIALS. BLACK MAN. I CHOSE
HIS MEN A JUDGE MORE THAN 10
YEARS, PRIVATE PRACTICE MORE
THAN 20 A FUNNY WILLIS JANUARY
14TH DAYS AFTER ACCUSATIONS
SURFACED IN COURT FILINGS THAT
SHE PAID SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
NATHAN WEIGHED AT LEAST $660,000
TO HEAD UP THE TRUMP
TIME ALLEGEDLY VACATIONING
TOGETHER ON TRIPS TO CALIFORNIA
AND THE CARIBBEAN. SO FAR, HER
ONLY EXPLANATION IS TO TALK
ABOUT RACE. SEE, A BLACK MAN IS
QUALIFIED. NO MATTER HIS
ACHIEVEMENTS, ACCORDING TO
EMAILS OBTAINED BY THE FOX FUR
BY TEAM. WILLIS HAS ALSO USED
RACE WHEN TALKING TO DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS WITH THE JANUARY 8TH
MOTIONS DEADLINE. FAST
APPROACHING, TRUMP ATTORNEY
STEVE SADOW REPEATEDLY EMAILED
ASKING WHETHER THE DA'S OFFICE
HAD A CERTAIN DOCUMENT THAT HAD
NOT BEEN TURNED OVER FOR
DISCOVERY. AT ONE POINT ON
DECEMBER 27TH. HE WROTE IN ALL
CAPS, PLEASE RESPOND TO MY
EMAILS BELOW AFTER ADMITTING SHE
DEEMED SOME OF THE EMAILS NOT
WORTHY OF A RESPONSE, WILLIS'S
EXECUTIVE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
DACIA YOUNG, RESPONDED. JANUARY
10TH. WE ARE BOTH AWARE,
ESPECIALLY AS AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMAN. SOME FIND IT
DIFFICULT TO TREAT US
RESPECTFULLY. HERSELF ALSO
WEIGHED IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY
AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. SOME
RESPECT AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OR
WOMEN AS THEIR EQUAL AND
COUNTERPART. THAT IS A BURDEN.
YOU DO NOT EXPERIENCE FURTHER.
SOME ARE SO USED TO DOING IT.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN AWARE THEY ARE
DOING IT, WHILE OTHERS ARE
INTENTIONAL IN THEIR CONTINUED
DISRESPECT. IT JUST SEEMS SO
INCREDIBLY INAPPROPRIATE TO GO.
OF SAYING YOU'RE RACIST AND YOU
DON'T RESPECT WOMEN AND THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS MANY ARORA
REPRESENTED KENNETH CHESBRO, ONE
OF THE FOUR DEFENDANTS IN THE
CASE, WHO ALREADY TOOK PLEA
DEALS. BEING A JERK DOESN'T MAKE
YOU RACIST OR DEMEANING OF WOMEN
OR ANY OF THESE NEGATIVE TERMS
THAT YOU'VE SEEN HAD NO COMMENT
ABOUT THE EMAILS. THAT SAME DAY,
HE RESPONDED TO WILLIS BY
WRITING. NO DEFENSE COUNSEL HAS
TREATED YOU OR YOUR PROSECUTORS
IN A DISRESPECTFUL OR
CONDESCENDING MANNER. THE
RELATIONSHIP AMONG COUNCIL IN
OUR CASE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
RACE OR GENDER, NOR SHOULD IT AS
FOR NATHAN WADE ARORA BELIEVES A
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR SHOULD STEP
DOWN. NO MATTER HIS RACE. I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE A CLEAN
TRIAL, AND UNFORTUNATELY AROUND
TRUMP WORLD, NOTHING EVER SEEMS
TO BE CLEAN, BUT NOW THESE
PROSECUTORS ARE FEEDING INTO IT.
PROPHECY OF IDIOCY. FULFILLING
PROPHECY OF IDIOCY, HE SAYS.
WELL, THE D A S OFFICE HAD NO
COMMENT ON THE EMAIL EXCHANGE
THE DEADLINE TO RESPOND IN COURT
TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ALLEGATIONS IS FEBRUARY
COURTNEY: 2ND. AND THAT IS
NEXT WEEK, JUST ANOTHER POINT OF
INTEREST IN THIS LONG SAGA,
RANDY COMING SEEMS LIKE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
ABSOLUTELY RANDI. THANKS
RUSS: CLOSE TO BEING OVER,
RANDY. THANK YOU. FULTON COUNTY
D A. FANI WILLIS BECAME A
PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PORTION OF TODAY'S
FULTON COUNTY COMMISSION
WERE THE FOCUS FOR COMMISSIONER
BOB ELLIS SENT THIS LETTER TO
WILLIS DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY
WITH REGARD TO HOW SHE SPENT
COUNTY FUNDS PROSECUTING THE
ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE
INVOLVING FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
. SPECIFICALLY HE NARROWED IN ON
WILLIS IS ALLEGED ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR NATHAN WADE.
: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
NUMBERS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DOLLARS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
FACTS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
PARTISANSHIP. WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT RACE. WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT CITIZENS MONEY. IT IS IT
BEING USED IN THE WAY OF
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE WAY IN THE
WAY IT WAS INTENDED
RUSS: AS A REPUBLICAN, SAYS
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