Lawyer says Fani Willis met with Kamala Harris months before she indicted Trump

Embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis met with Vice President Kamala Harris before she indicted Donald Trump in his election interference case, according to a lawyer who shared White House records during a Georgia Senate hearing.

The meeting, according to Attorney Ashley Merchant's testimony, took place on February 28, 2023, just months before Willis indicted Trump in August of that year, Newsweek reported.

Eighteen other people, including Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, were also indicted on charges of helping Trump in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

During her testimony before the Georgia Senate, Merchant said that the mayor of Atlanta was also present for the meeting.

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"My understanding is that it's highly regulated who can access the White House ... so you have to apply ahead of time," Merchant said, adding the White House records showing the meeting are open to the public.

When asked if there was any information available as to the reason the meeting took place, Merchant said no.

Willis has come under fire after it was revealed that she had a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the man she hired to be the lead prosecutor in the case. To date, Wade has been paid over $600,000 for his work on the case — a rate that reportedly exceeds the usual pay for similar contract work.

Willis is also accused of financially benefitting from the relationship since Wade allegedly bought gifts for her with the money he earned from his salary.

Judge Scott McAfee said he plans to rule within two weeks on whether to remove Willis from the case.

Willis and Wade have denied any wrongdoing, and acknowledged they dated but said that the relationship began after Wade’s hiring. Willis also has denied benefitting financially from the relationship.