Breaking News: Fani Willis confirms relationship with fellow Trump prosecutor but denies impropriety

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Fani Willis confirms relationship with fellow Trump prosecutor but denies impropriety

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis acknowledged entering a personal relationship with a prosecutor who is helping lead her case against Donald Trump but said it had no bearing on her handling of the probe. Rather, she said, efforts by Trump and his co-defendants to disqualify her from the case due to the relationship were a "public relations strategy" meant to hamstring the probe.

In a 176-page filing on Friday, Willis disputed claims that her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade posed a conflict of interest, and she denied that she was improperly enriched by the Trump case. Last month, one of Trump's co-defendants alleged in court documents that Wade has used income he earned from the case to pay for lavish trips with Willis.

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