Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, argued on Sunday in a speech that the Trump associate accusing her of nominating a former lover to oversee the prosecution against the former president had been motivated by racism.

“Wait a minute, God. You didn’t tell me that as a woman, it wouldn’t matter what I do — my motivation, my talent and ability, and my character, would be continually attacked”, Willis said to congregants in Atlanta at the Big Bethel AME Church, reading a letter written by her. They’ll be furious when they call us on this nonsense. They’ll first say “Oh, she is going to play racism now.”

“Aren’t they playing the race card when constantly thinking I need someone else from another jurisdiction in some other states to tell me how I do a job that I’ve done for almost 30 years?”

She did not name Nathan Wade as the special prosecutor that she appointed to oversee Trump’s election interference case in Georgia. Willis called Wade a “superstar,” as well as a “great friend and great lawyer.” Willis did not say whether she was romantically involved or not with Wade.

Willis stated that “you cannot expect black woman to be perfect, and save the entire world.” We need to be allowed a little stumbling. “We need grace.”

Trump also took advantage of the allegations. He told a crowd in Indianola (Iowa) that this was a clear sign of corruption. The former president told supporters on Monday that he had seen Fani Willis give her boyfriend $1 million to get Trump. “She has been exposed.” “I can’t believe they could continue with that case.”

Willis was accused of impropriety by Michael Roman’s legal representatives in a court document filed on Monday. Roman briefly worked as a researcher for then-President Trump and a special assistant. The attorneys for Roman wrote that the district attorney and special prosecutor were seen together in the Atlanta area in private and are believed to have lived in a shared residence.

Rowan’s lawsuit claims that Fulton County paid Wade $654,000 for his work in the Trump case.

However, the submission did not offer any explicit proof of the DA’s connection to Wade, claiming only that “sources close to both the special prosecutor and the district attorney have confirmed they had an ongoing, personal relationship.” Wade was paid over half a million dollars throughout his involvement in the Trump election-interference case, which Willis has overseen and authorized.

Stephen Gillers, a professor at NYU Law School, told The Journal-Constitution that the accusations were not true. It means that both the public, and the state as her client, cannot have confidence in her independent judgment.

Rowan’s lawyers also questioned Wade’s experience. The research shows that the special prosecutor has never tried a RICO felony case. “The State of Georgia and City of Atlanta have several lawyers who are specialists in prosecuting and defending RICO case,” reads the filing. The filing reads: “Despite accessing these resources, why, instead, would the district prosecutor appoint someone with no experience in RICO cases, especially one of such national importance as this case?”

In mid August, the former president and over a dozen associates were indicted by a Georgia grand jury over allegations that they sought to overturn the 2020 presidential-election results. Trump was accused of conspiracy to forge documents, submitting false documents, solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, and violating Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

The indictment, which is nearly 100 pages long, also names former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, as well as members of Trump’s Legal Team, including Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman.

The indictment states that “Trump and other defendants charged in this Indictment refused accept that Trump had lost and they joined a conspiracy knowingly and willingly to unlawfully alter the outcome of the elections in favor of Trump.” The indictment states that the conspiracy involved a plan to commit at least two acts of racketeering in Fulton County in Georgia, other parts of Georgia and in other States.

Representative Jim Jordan wrote to Wade Friday, demanding documents and other information in connection with an investigation of “politically-motivated” prosecutions at the Fulton County DA’s office.

In a letter that was obtained by The Washington Examiner, Jordan wrote Wade: “Based on recent news reports, we think you have documents and information regarding the coordination between the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and other politically motivated investigations and prosecutions and the possible misuse of federal funding.”

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee added that he is “serious about the improper coordination between politicized actors including the Biden White House” to investigate and prosecute the chief political rival of President Biden.