Military historian Victor Davis Hanson gave an interview with Fox Business in regard to the future of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in her case against former President Trump.
Hanson criticized Willis’ conduct, describing it as “outrageous behavior” and suggesting it could lead to her disqualification.
During her testimony at a Thursday hearing, Willis vehemently denied allegations against her, which Hanson discussed on “The Bottom Line.” Co-host Dagen McDowell asked about Hanson’s perspective on Willis’ testimony and the likelihood of her being disqualified.
“Yeah, I do. I don’t think you can have the chief prosecutor of one of the largest counties in the United States, who is trying a historic case on [a] rival in the history of presidential politics, who just flatly admits she takes out thousands of dollars in cash,” Hanson said. “And then she reimburses her paramour by carrying thousands of dollars of cash along with her and gives him the money back, she says, as a remittance without any confirmation — no written document, no signature.”
Hanson expressed skepticism about Willis’ method of repayment to her fellow attorney and romantic partner, Nathan Wade, questioning the rationale behind using cash.
“I think people who will listen to that will say to themselves, ‘Well the only reason that you would pay him back in cash is you didn’t want the record of a credit card or personal check,’ which would have been far easier and safer,” Hanson said. “So why would you pay him back in cash? Her explanation is — she plays the race card again and again. That it’s characteristic of black families — their father instructs young black women to have more money, and et cetera. That doesn’t wash.”
Hanson criticized Willis’ justification for her actions, suggesting that transactions in cash are typically aimed at avoiding a paper trail.
“It was just ridiculous, everybody knows why people do things in cash – it’s primarily to avoid a written record. When you’re chief prosecutor in charge of prosecuting the laws and making sure that you follow jurisprudence and you’re doing that there has to be a reason why. She couldn’t explain it,” Hanson continued.
“Then when she lost her temper and she conducted herself in a nonprofessional way, and she was indulged I thought really way over the limits of tolerance by the judge. He kept trying to rationalize or contextualize her outrageous behavior. I just think it came off bad and people are going to say, ‘This person is in charge of prosecuting the leading candidate for the presidency of the United States?’”
The relationship between Willis and Wade became public knowledge in early January following a court motion filed by Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official named in Willis’ indictment. The motion detailed allegations of financial benefits Willis received from appointing Wade as special prosecutor on her case.