The top prosecutor leading the election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia left his estranged wife “without any means of financial support” to support himself and his boss, Fani Willis. He is said to have splurged on a “luxury trip”.
Nathan Wade, who has been married for 26 years and has two adult children with his wife, Joycelyn, filed for divorce in Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta, in November 2021, according to court records.
Filings in the ongoing case have been sealed since February 2022.
On Monday, former Trump 2020 campaign official Michael Roman filed a bombshell motion claiming that Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis traveled together to vacation destinations including Florida, Napa Valley and the Caribbean. The marriage of the former couple attracted attention.
The details of their lifestyle are clearly a far cry from that of Wade's wife, Joycelyn.
In a cost-seeking complaint filed last month and obtained by the Post, the ex-girlfriend alleges that Wade has earned more than $650,000 in legal fees from the Trump case alone since 2022, yet has given her almost nothing. He claimed that he did not leave any.
The court filing states that Joycelyn is in “urgent need of financial assistance” because she is unemployed and “does not have access to marital funds” despite having been a “stay-at-home mom for 26 years.” It is claimed that there is.
In documents obtained by the Post, Joycelyn said Wade habitually deposited $700 for household expenses into a joint account every other week, but was now using it for his own purposes and overdrafting it. He claims to have sent it.
“While earning this much money, (Wade) provided little for Joycelyn's support and survival, often leaving (her) bank account in overdraft status,” the motion states. It is written.
According to the documents, Joycelyn is seeking temporary spousal support and interim attorney fees.
Meanwhile, Wade has been criticized for having an unproven romantic relationship with Willis, who hired Wade to prosecute Trump and 18 co-defendants for election interference. There is.
Roman said in a court filing that Willis should be disbarred from the case and that the charges against him should be dropped because of his alleged “inappropriate and confidential personal relationship” with Wade. argued that it should be done.
“Willis and Wade had a personal relationship both before and after Willis appointed Wade as special prosecutor in this case,” the lawsuit alleges.
“Willis and Wade were romantically involved before Willis signed a legal services contract with Wade. It's not entirely clear when the relationship began, but it began around the time Wade was married. .”
In his motion, he also revealed that Willis allegedly had an affair with Wade while paying him for his work on the Trump case (money that he also allegedly used to pay for lavish vacations at the DA's office). He argued that the failure to do so could amount to honest service fraud. “Predicated acts that could lead to RICO charges against both the district attorney and the special prosecutor.”
“Although filings in the divorce case are sealed by court order (their legality is questionable), information obtained outside of the court filing indicates that the district attorney and special prosecutor are The Caribbean side and the special counsel obtained tickets for the pair to board both Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.'' I bought it.''
“While traveling together to places like Washington, D.C. and New York City may make sense for work purposes, given other pending lawsuits, this traditional vacation destination What is the purpose of work that can only be fulfilled through travel?”
He also said in the filing that Wade and Willis were seen together in private in the Atlanta area, “and it is believed that they were living together in some way in a property that neither of them owns.” ' he claimed.
Wade, his estranged wife, and the Fulton County Prosecutor's Office did not immediately respond to The Post's requests for comment.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Roman were charged with racketeering charges under Georgia's Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in the case against Mr. Willis and other co-defendants.
Roman served as election day operations manager for Trump's re-election campaign in 2020.
Following the former president's loss in 2020, Roman has joined forces with pro-Trump allies to reject President-elect Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Nevada. He is said to have participated in an effort to nominate “fake elector” candidates.
