there are speakers talking about what s happening in gaza. again, using the word genocide again and again. a word that has been posed to the president at this point, and they re hoping that this political pressure amid the election unfolding right now, fred, that it could change the tune of the biden administration. gabe cohen in the nation s capital, thank you so much. next, a georgia judge plans to hold a hearing on salacious allegations against fulton county district attorney fani willis. the latest on the allegations of an improper relationship with her lead prosecutor in the trump georgia election case.
the judge in the georgia election subversion case against former president trump has set a february hearing to discuss allegations of an improper relationship between fulton county d.a. fani willis and nathan wade, her pick for lead prosecutor. nick valencia has details.
reporter: when nathan wade was selected by fan i willis as spshl prosecutor, many lawyers in could be county wondered why him. not only did willis have the biggest staff in any you additional scircuit to choose from, but also more experienced felony prosecutors to take on the former president and his allies. form heist er u.s. attorney mic moore said if allegations of an improper romantic relationship between willis and wade are true, it is an unforced error by willis and challenges the integrity of the case. cases are not lost because of some matlock moment where suddenly somebody finds the evidence. cases die by the death of a thousand cuts. this was a cut on the case. i was pretty shocked. reporter: this criminal defense attorney faced off against wade while representing one time trump co-defendant ken
actual conflict, it is a what are you thinking moment. optics are horrific. reporter: persecution not prosecution is a theme the former president has tried to get to stick in all of his cases. this is a political witch hunt. reporter: after allegations of the willis/wade romance surfaced, trump seized on the chance to appeal as a victim of a witch hunt. and wonderful defense attorneys left in this case, i could absolutely guarantee you they will avail themselves of that. i d tell him to get out of case. i really think this type of case with these allegations, this case is bigger than any one prosecutor. and i think probably to preserve the case and show that what is of most importance to her is the facts of the trump case as opposed to her political career if you will. reporter: if the world wasn t already watching fani willis ever move, likely are now. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta.
bottom line here is the former president is seeking to get the georgia case dismissed because he s claiming presidential immunity. a district attorney we haven t heard from fanny fan i willis but saying claims of interference that this would go on during the primary, that is not a reason to dismiss the case. these are the same arguments that will go before a federal appeals court panel tomorrow. you re going to be able to hear those arguments here. as our senior legal analyst elie honig noticed this will hinge on whether donald trump can prove that the actions he took were part of his government role as president of the united states and not a campaign role. up until this point, every court that s weighed in on any type of this issue for any person involved with january 6th, either in a civil version or a criminal version, have decided this is not part of any government action. we ll see whether the appeals court feels differently tomorrow.