Nathan Wade, a former special prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, said he has faced daily threats since his personal relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis was made public in connection with the prosecution of former President Trump.
Wade sat down with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Wednesday and said he has received death threats, that he “has to empty his answering machine three or four times a day,” and that he has security guards accompany him to work.
“At one point, these people were doing the unthinkable. I had to call my parents to make sure they hadn’t changed their names without my knowledge,” he said. “My children couldn’t come and see me because they were in danger.”
“But those threats are real,” he continued.
Willis, who was once romantically involved with Wade, recruited him to help prosecute former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
After the relationship was revealed midway through the trial, Republicans moved to have Willis not indicted, stalling the case while Judge Scott McAfee considered his response.
McAfee ultimately decided that either Wade or Willis should recuse themselves from the case, harshly criticizing both for their conflicts of interest, and Wade offered to step down so Willis could continue prosecuting the former president.
In an interview Wednesday, the former special counsel said he didn’t think their relationship should have been discussed in court.
Wade said he and Willis no longer speak about the incident but remain “good friends” and frequently check in with each other about the threats they receive.
“Being attacked like this, [she is] “She’s the only person on earth that knows what I’m going through and I know what she’s going through,” he said.
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