Watch: Fani Willis Loses It, Plays the Race Card When Confronted with Damning Documents During Hearing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis lashed out Wednesday when questioned by a Georgia Senate committee about billing records submitted by her former romantic partner, Nathan Wade, who served as special counsel in her office while overseeing the prosecution of President Donald Trump.

Rather than directly addressing the invoices, Willis attempted to redirect the hearing by urging lawmakers to investigate alleged racist harassment she claims followed her decision to prosecute Trump.

In August 2023, Willis announced the indictment of the then-former president and 18 others under Georgia’s anti-racketeering statute, accusing them of efforts to challenge the state’s 2020 election results, the Associated Press reported. That prosecution ultimately collapsed under the weight of ethical concerns tied to Willis’s own conduct.

Defense attorneys argued that Willis’s decision to hire Wade while the two were engaged in a romantic relationship represented a clear conflict of interest. They further alleged Willis personally benefited from the arrangement, citing luxury trips the pair took together while Wade was being paid handsomely by her office.

Willis has claimed the trips were split evenly and that she reimbursed Wade in cash, leaving no paper trail to document the transactions.

The New York Post reported in January 2024 that Wade was paid $250 per hour, with total payments to his law firm in 2022 and 2023 reaching $653,880, according to Atlanta NBC affiliate WXIA-TV.

During Wednesday’s hearing, state Sen. Greg Dolezal, the vice chair of the committee investigating Willis, presented documentation detailing expenses Wade submitted, CNN reported. Willis reacted angrily, insisting she had not personally reviewed the records.

She portrayed Wade as a victimized public servant, saying he, like her, had faced threats.

She described Wade as a public servant, “and for that, [he], like me, has been threatened thousands of times.”

“You want something to investigate as a legislature? Investigate how many times they called me the n-word. Why don’t you investigate that? Why don’t you investigate them writing on my house? Why don’t you investigate the fact that my house has been swatted? If you want something to do with your time that makes sense,” Willis said.

If those allegations are accurate, they warrant investigation and criminal prosecution where appropriate. But they do not erase the serious ethical violations Willis is accused of committing, nor do they justify deflecting from legitimate questions about taxpayer-funded payments made to a romantic partner.

Those concerns were echoed by the courts. When the relationship first surfaced in 2024, the judge overseeing Willis’s case against Trump described her decision to hire Wade as a special counsel as a “tremendous lapse in judgment.” The judge ruled Willis could only remain on the case if Wade resigned — which he did just hours later, according to the AP.

That was not enough. The Georgia Court of Appeals later concluded that Willis’s continued involvement created an “appearance of impropriety” and removed her from the prosecution entirely. In September, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear Willis’s appeal, cementing her removal.

Despite those rulings, Willis now appears intent on playing the race card to evade accountability. The Georgia Senate is right to continue its investigation — and should not be intimidated by emotional outbursts designed to distract from clear misconduct.