Cell Data Casts Doubt on DA Willis’ Testimony; South Carolina GOP Primary Pivotal For Haley: Prof.

Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia attorneys hired a private investigator to obtain calls between the Fulton County district attorney and her special counsel Nathan Wade, finding they allegedly made more than 2,000 calls and 12,000 texts many months before they claimed their relationship started, according to a new court filing. Willis and Wade are accused of engaging in an improper romantic relationship from which Willis financially benefitted. Trump and his co-defendants are seeking to have the DA removed from the election case.

Former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is trailing Trump in the polls, ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary in her home state. The presidential candidate has vowed to stay in the race, past Super Tuesday. A political science professor in the Palmetto state said the outcome of the contest will have a big impact on Haley’s campaign either way.

The Biden administration unveiled more than 500 new sanctions against Russia and the entities supporting its war effort in Ukraine. President Biden said the US seeks to hold Moscow accountable for the invasion, which hits the two-year mark on Saturday, and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.