An Atlanta-based judge overseeing the Georgia election-subversion case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others has scheduled a Feb. 15 hearing to address claims that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an inappropriate personal relationship with one of the special prosecutors on the case.

Judge Scott McAfee ordered the evidentiary hearing after one of Mr. Trump’s co-defendants, Michael Roman, alleged in a bombshell motion that Ms. Willis and the special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, were seen together and went on trips after Mr. Wade’s law office received more than $600,000 in taxpayer money for work on the probe.

Ms. Willis hasn’t addressed the matter directly, but claims a racial double standard is at play because no one objected to the White attorneys hired for the investigation. Mr. Wade is Black.

Judge McAfee’s order, issued Thursday, instructs the state to file a written response to Mr. Roman’s motion by Feb. 2.

Ms. Willis began investigating Mr. Trump three years ago based on his bid to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to dig up enough votes to overtake President Biden’s narrow electoral victory in the state in 2020.

A grand jury last year indicted Mr. Trump and 18 associates under Georgia racketeering charges.

Mr. Roman says Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade may have profited from the prosecution of Mr. Trump and his allies by taking trips after taxpayers paid the special prosecutor. He wants Ms. Willis disqualified.

Mr. Trump says the allegations taint the entire case and that Ms. Willis is in more trouble than he is.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, has called on state officials to conduct a formal investigation into Ms. Willis and Mr. Wade, and how the alleged relationship impacted the case.

• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.