BREAKING: Trump Co-Defendant Michael Roman’s Attorney Ashleigh Merchant Subpoenaed In Fani Willis Investigation

Michael Roman’s defense attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, has been subpoenaed in the ongoing investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Ashleigh Merchant initially brought forth the allegations that Fani Willis had an improper relationship with Nathan Wade.

This subpoena is the first that was issued by the Georgia legislative committee that intends to uncover the truth with the Fani Willis investigation.

BREAKING NOW: ⚠️ Attorney Ashleigh Merchant tasked with looking into Fulton County DA Fani Willis SUBPOENAED TO TESTIFY Wednesday, 3-6-24 before GA Senate committee investigating the matter.

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— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) March 4, 2024

CNN shares more:

Merchant confirmed to CNN that she had been subpoenaed for the hearing, which will be livestreamed.

The Georgia legislative committee, formed in January to investigate the Fulton County District Attorney, said they planned to issue subpoenas as they investigate Willis, the Democratic state prosecutor who brought the racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies for their actions after the 2020 election.

Merchant, the defense attorney for a Trump co-defendant, is the first person to be issued a subpoena by the committee. She initially launched the allegations of an improper relationship against Willis and Nathan Wade, the lead prosecutor on the case. The controversy has threatened to undermine the case against Trump in Georgia.

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This is a significant development in this ongoing scandal.

This is more than a subpoena for records of Merchant's communications with Bradley as previously announced

I would expect questioning to involve all relevant issues related to her dealings with Willis's office

— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) March 4, 2024

NATIONAL POLL: Should Fani Willis Be Disbarred?

The New York Post shares more on who Ashleigh Merchant is:

Ashleigh Merchant never stops running — and that has embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis running scared.

The “badass” Georgia criminal defense attorney, 46, who runs marathons in her spare time, will be front and center at a hearing in Atlanta Thursday that could upend the sprawling election meddling and racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others.

In August, a Fulton County grand jury returned a 41-count indictment accusing Trump and 18 co-defendants of plotting to reverse the former president’s 2020 electoral loss in Georgia. Willis has been leading the investigation.

Then Merchant filed a bombshell motion on January 8 on behalf of her client, GOP political operative Mike Roman, 52, alleging that Willis had an “improper” and “clandestine” relationship with Nathan Wade, whom Willis appointed as a special prosecutor — and demanding that Willis’ charges against Roman be dropped.

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Merchant, who was just sworn in as president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, argued that Willis should be disqualified from the case because “the district attorney chose to appoint her romantic partner, who at all times relevant to this prosecution has been a married man.”

This is still developing; we must see what comes out of the live-streamed hearing.

We will keep you updated.