At the same time former President Donald Trump scored a resounding victory in the Iowa presidential nomination caucus, he gets other good news. The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman is launching a probe into Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor whom Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired to assist her prosecution of Trump on charges under Georgia’s anti-racketeering law.
Willis indicted the former president and 18 co-defendants in connection with his 2020 Georgia election challenge. But co-defendant and former Trump campaign official Mike Roman has alleged in a court filing that Willis had hired Wade, with whom she allegedly maintained a romantic relationship.
Jordan began the probe by requesting documents from Wade related to his compensation. “According to a recent court filing, you have been paid more than $650,000— at the rate of $250 per hour— to serve as an ‘Attorney Consultant’ and later a ‘Special Assistant District Attorney’ in the unprecedented investigation and prosecution of the former President and other former federal officials,” he wrote. “This filing also alleges that while receiving a substantial amount of money from Fulton County, you spent extravagantly on lavish vacations with your boss, Ms. Willis.”
“The Committee has information that the FCDAO [Fulton County District Attorney’s Office] received approximately $14.6 million in grant funds from the Department of Justice between 2020 and 2023 and, given the enormous legal fees you have billed to the FCDAO, there are open questions about whether federal funds were used by the FCDAO to finance your prosecution,” Jordan added.
On another front, U.S. House Republicans are taking aim at first son Hunter Biden, vowing to advance contempt resolutions against President Joe Biden’s son until he commits to a date for a deposition. And last Friday the first son’s attorney, Abbe Lowell informed Jordan and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer that ”[i]f you issue a new proper subpoena, now that there is a duly authorized impeachment inquiry, Mr. Biden will comply for a hearing or deposition.”
