President Trump's former prosecutor, Nathan Wade, was served with a congressional subpoena on Thursday after evading subpoena service for nearly a week.
The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Wade last Friday, requiring him to testify privately as part of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into the Republican-led committee's prosecution of the former president. demanded. donald trump.
Wade was removed from Trump's case after his workplace romance with Willis came to light, but he apparently went into hiding after the subpoena was issued and refused to serve until Thursday, sources told the Post. told.
Six days after the commission issued the subpoena, Wade called U.S. marshals and was eventually booked into service, ending the standoff, officials said.
Earlier this week, a spokeswoman for the commission said Wade's avoidance was “highly unusual.”
“The Judiciary Committee has filed more than 100 subpoenas this Congress, and in most cases we have been able to do so without controversy or the need to use U.S. Marshals,” said Russell, a spokesman for the committee.・Mr. Dai said in a statement. “Nathan Wade's draft evasion is so unusual that the committee needs to spend American tax dollars searching for him.”
public relations person explained to Newsweek magazine Since last Friday, Wade's lawyers have refused to serve him with subpoenas, saying he himself did not respond to the committee's emails.
“As a result, the commission had to enlist the assistance of the U.S. Marshals, who were also unable to locate Nathan Wade,” Dye said Wednesday.
The subpoena calls for Mr. Wade to testify on Thursday, but the date has to be rescheduled due to delays.
The subpoena against Wade by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) comes after the Georgia attorney refused to appear for a voluntary interview last week despite prior consent. was served.
Mr. Jordan said in his letter that Mr. Wade canceled his participation on the committee because of instructions he received from Mr. Willis's attorney.
“District Attorney Willis' 11th-hour intervention does not excuse your failure to appear for a recorded interview.” Jordan wrote In a letter to Wade last Friday, he said:
Mr. Wade was hired by Mr. Willis to lead the investigation into Mr. Trump on November 1, 2021, the day before he filed for divorce from his wife.
During a series of hearings investigating whether their relationship constituted a conflict of interest, Wade testified that the two began secret meetings. “Around March” Ends in 2022 and ends in June or July 2023.
He was adamant that he had no personal or intimate relationship with the embattled prosecutor before being brought up in Trump's case.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ultimately ruled that Willis could stay in the case as long as his ex-girlfriend resigned, which he did.
Mr. Willis' massive racketeering case against Mr. Trump has been on hold since June, while the Georgia Court of Appeals considers the former president's effort to disqualify him as district attorney.
The Judiciary Committee is investigating whether Willis' lawsuit against Trump is politically motivated.
