Amy Gardner,

Amy Gardner is a national reporter covering voting on The Post's Democracy Team. She has worked at The Post since 2005, covering the Virginia suburbs, the 2010 midterms, the Tea Party revolution and the Republican primary field in the 2012 presidential election. Amy was a political editor for five years, and she returned to reporting in 2018. She is a member of The Post team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including its runup and aftermath. She previously worked at The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., and the Daily Press. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @AmyGardner RSS feed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/rss/politics/the_fix/ Confidential news tips: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsroom/how-to-reach-us/

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/amy-gardner/

81%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

86%

Examples:

  • The author calls Fani Willis a 'sleuth defense attorney',
  • The author implies that Wade was in a romantic relationship with Fani T. Willis (D), potential grounds for Willis' disqualification from the case.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Another example of Democrats' weaponization of the legal system,
  • For some, there is a certain irony if not outright conflict that a leading purveyor of false claims that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud is a major player in the national GOP's efforts to protect the integrity of the 2024 vote.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • , Manny Arora told his colleagues. And he'd heard that Wade was in a romantic relationship with Fani T. Willis (D), potential grounds for Willis' disqualification from the case.

Deceptions

86%

Examples:

  • The title of the article is deceptive as it implies that Trump is being accused of misconduct, but there are no specific charges or evidence presented in the body of the article.

Recent Articles

Trump Georgia Election Fraud Case: Fani Willis's Personal Relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade May Disqualify Her from Trying Trump and 14 Others for Allegedly Stealing the Presidential Election in Georgia.

Trump Georgia Election Fraud Case: Fani Willis's Personal Relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade May Disqualify Her from Trying Trump and 14 Others for Allegedly Stealing the Presidential Election in Georgia.

Broke On: Saturday, 16 March 2024 The Trump Georgia election fraud case is ongoing as Fani Willis, who has a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade and frequently travels with him during the trial, may be disqualified from trying Donald Trump and 14 others for allegedly stealing the presidential election in Georgia. Defendants have filed an emergency appeal asking to go straight to trial before the next election this November.
Georgia DA Fani Willis' Law License in Limbo Amid Trump Election Fraud Allegations

Georgia DA Fani Willis' Law License in Limbo Amid Trump Election Fraud Allegations

Broke On: Monday, 18 March 2024 Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis faces challenges to her law license at the State Bar of Georgia over allegations that she may have resumed a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade or was receiving financial benefits unless one of them stepped aside. The case also accuses former President Trump and 18 co-defendants of participating in a multi-pronged conspiracy to steal the 2020 presidential election.
Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade Off Election Subversion Case Against Trump, Suggests Doubt Over Willis and Wade's Romantic Relationship

Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade Off Election Subversion Case Against Trump, Suggests Doubt Over Willis and Wade's Romantic Relationship

Broke On: Friday, 15 March 2024 Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Fani Willis could continue with the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump, but ordered her to dismiss special prosecutor Nathan Wade after a two-month trial over their romantic relationship. The judge indicated he didn't fully believe Willis and Wade when they claimed their relationship started only after she hired him.
Fulton County DA and Top Prosecutor Investigated for Misconduct in Trump Election Interference Case

Fulton County DA and Top Prosecutor Investigated for Misconduct in Trump Election Interference Case

Broke On: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 Former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is facing a new challenge as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, are being investigated for misconduct. The investigation was sparked by allegations that the two had an improper personal relationship that could have tainted the case against Trump and 18 others who were indicted in a sweeping racketeering scheme centered on efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results.

Protective Order Planned in Trump's Georgia Racketeering Case

Broke On: Tuesday, 14 November 2023 Judge Scott McAfee plans to impose a protective order in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 co-defendants. Atlanta District Attorney Fani T. Willis expects the case to stretch into 2025. Four of the defendants have already accepted plea deals. Trump's attorneys, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, revealed their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.