Fani Willis, the embattled district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, called her ex-boyfriend, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, a “Southern gentleman” when she took the stand during a court hearing Thursday. .
When Willis took the stand, he appeared to wink at the audience and grinned at his lawyers and onlookers.
Willis was particularly unfavorable to defense attorney Ashley Merchant, saying that she and her client, Michael Roman, were “choosy with their words on some of the things” they said in their motions. ” and called it “disingenuous.” Roman said in a court filing last month that Willis should be excluded from the suit, claiming he derived a financial benefit from hiring Wade because of his personal relationship with him. insisted.
Willis said he had discussed the motion with Wade, calling him a “Southern gentleman.”
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on February 15, 2024.
“I don’t know if that was a conversation. As you know, Mr. Wade is a Southern gentleman. I’m not so much,” she said.
Willis also said merchant interests are “anti-democratic.” At one point, Willis held up a printed copy of the charges against him and yelled at the judge, “This is a lie!”
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Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointerpool/Getty Images)
Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the case, told lawyers to stop “arguing each other” and warned Willis: You have no choice but to testify. ”
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Ashley Merchant, Michael Roman’s attorney, listens next to her husband, John Merchant, who also represents Roman, during a case hearing in Fulton County Court in Atlanta on February 12, 2024. . (Alyssa Pointerpool/Getty Images)
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Willis said several witnesses, including Wade and Willis’ former friend Robin Yearty, took the stand and testified there was “no doubt” that Willis and Wade had a “romantic” relationship that began in 2019. This contradicted Willis’ previous statements in court. .
