Michael Roman, one of the co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the RICO case brought against Trump and 18 members of his 2020 campaign and legal teams by DA Fani Willis, just escalated his fight with DA Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. He did so in a subpoena of Wade and Willis, among others, that was recently filed with the court.
As background, Roman is the member of the Trump 2020 Campaign who alleged in early January that Willis was having a romantic affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. In that filing, Roman’s legal team wrote that “Mr. Roman also moves the Court for an order disqualifying the district attorney, her office, and the special prosecutor from further prosecuting the instant matter on the grounds that the district attorney and the special prosecutor have been engaged in an improper, clandestine personal relationship during the pendency of this case, which has resulted in the special prosecutor, and, in turn, the district attorney, profiting significantly from this prosecution at the expense of the taxpayers.”
Continuing, his team wrote in that filing, “Accordingly, the district attorney and the special prosecutor have violated laws regulating the use of public monies, suffer from irreparable conflicts of interest, and have violated their oaths of office under the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disqualified from prosecuting this matter.”
His team has now escalated that fight with DA Willis and special prosecutor Wade by subpoenaing them. Announcing those subpoenas in a filing with the court, his team wrote, “COMES NOW, Defendant Michael Roman (“Mr. Roman”), by and through his undersigned counsel, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 24-13-24 and show that service was made upon the following witnesses, as evidenced in the attached subpoenas, by certified mail with certification tracking number endorsed on the copy of the subpoenas. Mr. Roman hereby gives notice that all individuals listed on the attached subpoenas are witnesses he intends to call at his hearing on February 15, 2024.”
Continuing, the filing noted that one of those subpoenaed refused service of his subpoena. It noted, “Additionally, witness Thomas Ricks, an employee of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, may also be called as a witness but has refused service of his subpoena. A copy of his subpoena was emailed to him at his Fulton County official e-mail address. Additionally, since he refused service at his office at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office on January 29, 2024 at 4:57pm, we have asked him to accept service. If not, then he will be personally served, and his return will be filed at that time.”
Explaining the filing in a post on X, Townhall columnist Phil Holloway wrote, “Trumo RICO C-Defendant Michael Roman officially serves subpoenas on 9 people, including #FaniWillis “special prosecutor” Nathan Wade for a hearing on 2-15-24 An additional DA’s employee, Thomas Ricks, is alleged to have refused service of his subpoena.”
DA Willis, for her part, has insisted that she did nothing wrong in hiring Wade to be one of the three special prosecutors and alleged that the criticism of her and Wade is coming not because of any wrongdoing, but because of racism. Watch her made that argument here:
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