Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade has sought a nondisclosure order in his divorce case amid controversy over an alleged “inappropriate” relationship with his boss, District Attorney Fani Willis.
Wade is leading the election interference lawsuit against 18 people, including former President Donald Trump, and is embroiled in a divorce from his wife of 26 years, Joycelyn Wade. A Cobb County Superior Court judge last week made public filings in Wade’s divorce case, revealing that Joycelyn Wade’s attorney had sought to remove Willis from answering questions about their alleged affair.
Wade’s lawyers argued in a filing last Wednesday that the nondisclosure order was necessary “because of the confidentiality of the parties’ financial information and documents.”
The unsealed documents also included bank statements showing Wade had purchased airline tickets for himself and Willis. He also paid for Royal Caribbean cruises and luxury hotel stays, but there was no direct evidence of an affair in the documents. Other documents show that although Wade was not charged with drug abuse, he was questioned about drug and alcohol use.
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Fulton County Assistant District Attorney Adam Ney exits and Fulton County Attorney Nathan Wade at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Friday, October 20, 2023. (Getty)
Joycelyn Wade’s attorney said the bank statements show that “Mr. Willis was the intended travel partner on at least some of these trips, as evidenced by the airline tickets he purchased to accompany her.” He claimed that it shows that.
They claimed that “there appears to be no rational explanation for their trip other than a romantic relationship.”
Willis has neither confirmed nor denied the romantic relationship allegations.
The affair allegations surfaced earlier this month when a lawyer for Trump’s co-defendant Michael Roman accused Willis and Nathan Wade of having an affair. inappropriate relationship A separate complaint regarding the improper handling of public funds has been filed in another court. Roman’s attorney, Ashley Merchant, did not provide evidence of an alleged relationship between Willis and Wade, but cited evidence in Wade’s divorce case.
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Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Getty Images)
Merchant said Willis’ purported relationship with Wade created a conflict of interest, with the two taking lavish vacations using funds Willis received from his law firm to settle cases. , alleges that Willis received financial benefits from the relationship.
According to county records, Mr. Wade has been paid about $654,000 in legal fees since January 2022, an amount the district attorney (Willis in this case) approved.
Joycelyn Wade’s lawyers argued that they needed Willis’ deposition to determine whether Nathan Wade spent their client’s money on another woman, Willis.
Willis fought the subpoena, claiming he had nothing to do with the divorce and that the affair allegations were irrelevant to the case. Her attorney, Cinque Axum, said in a court filing that Joycelyn Wade “conspired with other stakeholders in the criminal election interference case to use the civil discovery process to embarrass and embarrass District Attorney Willis.” , it was suppressed.”
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Axum accused Joycelyn Wade of “obstructing and obstructing” the district attorney’s ongoing case against Trump.
Joycelyn Wade’s lawyer denied that she was trying to “harass” Willis, saying the subpoena “revealed her husband’s mistress’ relationship with the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s growing financial involvement in it.” “to request relevant information regarding the matter.”
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A judge last week put a hold on the deposition, at least until he hears from defendant Nathan Wade, who has not been deposed.
A hearing in the divorce case is scheduled for Wednesday, during which Wade may be questioned about the alleged affair.
Samantha Daigle of Fox News. Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion, Anders Hagstrom, Brian Flood, Brandon Gillespie and her Associated Press contributed to this report.
