Georgia
The Spotlight Shines Hot on This Trump Prosecutor in Georgia
A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump filed a motion this week making a “bombshell” allegation: that Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in the case against Trump, and that she and Nathan Wade both benefited financially from this arrangement. Media outlets are now diving deeper into Wade, with some questioning his apparent lack of substantial experience handling criminal trials. “My understanding is that he has no felony jury trial experience,” Atlanta defense attorney Chris Timmons tells the Wall Street Journal, which notes Monday’s filing “stunned Atlanta’s tightknit legal community and injected uncertainty into one of the highest-profile prosecutions in the country.”
That newbie status “would be concerning in any complex felony case, let alone one that is a multi-defendant RICO case,” Timmons adds. What Wade, a former private defense lawyer and judge, does have experience handling, per his own bio, are everything from car accidents and contract disputes to “a change in your personal life that requires representation.” Fulton County financials show that Wade has received at least $650,000 in legal fees from Willis’ office over the past two years or so—coming out to about $25,000 per month, the New York Times estimates. Wade filed for divorce from his wife on Nov. 2, 2021, a day after his contract with Willis’ office to serve as special prosecutor in the Trump case took effect. In a 2022 interview, Willis says she hired Wade as a mentor and “trusted friend” who could handle the heat of a high-profile Trump trial, per the Times.
A romantic relationship hasn’t been confirmed by Willis or Wade. A rep for Willis’ office had previously said she’d respond via a court filing, but as of Wednesday, no filing had been made, per the Journal. Meanwhile, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed her own complaint on Wednesday about Wade, asking for a criminal investigation into him, Willis, and what she calls an “illegal conflict of interest,” reports NBC News. Greene’s filing, submitted to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and the state attorney general, Chris Carr, notes that the allegations against Willis show a possible “unlawful partisan pattern … to illegally politicize and weaponize her public office” against Trump as he once again makes a run for the Oval Office. More here and here on Wade, who’s had his credentials under the microscope before. (Read more Fani Willis stories.)
PERRY, Ga. (WALB) — The Georgia National Fair announced ticket pricing changes for 2026 in a Facebook post.
Children ages 3-10 will now require a $5 admission ticket.
Adult tickets purchased with cash at the entry gate will cost $20, excluding discounted admission days. Adults paying with a card at the gate will pay $15.
All online transactions will include a processing fee.
Discounted admission days will be $10 for everyone. Seniors 60 and up are $10 every day.
For more ticket information and fair dates, visit https://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/getconnected/pricing.
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GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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