A Georgia judge must force embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to either drop her case against former President Donald Trump or fire special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The court ruled that it should not.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued the ruling after hearing evidence presented by attorneys for co-defendants in a massive 2020 election interference case. Four co-defendants accused Willis of having an “improper” relationship with Nathan Wade, whom they hired to prosecute the case.
The co-defendants argued that Willis benefited financially from hiring Wade because they were already in a relationship when he hired him in 2021 and they planned to vacation together.
Both Wade and Willis denied that they were in a romantic relationship before hiring Wade and that they planned to split the cost of their joint trip. Mr. Willis said he reimbursed Mr. Wade for a portion of his travel expenses in cash.
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Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, previously said the accusation that she had an “inappropriate” romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade was made because she is black. (Getty Images)
Last month, Judge McAfee held a two-day evidentiary hearing in which the defense, led by attorney Ashley Merchant, said there was a financial trail that meant Willis should be disqualified for having a conflict of interest in the case with Trump. I set out to expose it.
Willis and Wade both claimed their relationship began in 2022, after Wade was hired. But they contradict testimony from Robin Yearty, a former “good friend” of Willis and a former employee of the DA’s office.
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Ms Yearty said there was “no question” that Willis and Wade’s relationship began after they met at a conference in 2019.
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Terrence Bradley, a divorce attorney and former law partner of Nathan Wade, testified at a hearing on misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis. (Bryn Anderson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Yearty observed Willis and Wade showing “affection” by “hugging” and “kissing” before November 2021, and that Willis and Wade had been together since 2019 until the end. He testified that there was no question they were in a “romantic” relationship. Said in 2022.
Willis rejected Yearty’s testimony and said he no longer considered Yearty a friend.
The highlight of the two-day case, one person said, was Willis’ own — unexpected — testimony on Thursday. Experts are “belligerent.”
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Attorney Ashley Merchant. (Alyssa Pointer)
She argued for hours with her lawyer, and at one point the judge threatened to take away her testimony. She also raised eyebrows that she appeared to be wearing her dress backwards.
Terrence Bradley, a former law firm partner and Nathan Wade’s divorce attorney, testified last month about what he knew about Willis’ relationship with Wade after McAfee ruled he could not make a case. Attorney-client privilege.
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When Bradley was asked to take the oath, he said he couldn’t remember. Some details and timeline About a conversation he had with his former client Wade about his romantic relationship with Willis.
Merchant at one point referenced text messages between himself and Bradley in which he asked Bradley if he thought the relationship began before Willis hired Wade in 2021, but that Bradley In response to this exchange, I answered, “Absolutely.”
On Wednesday, Judge McAfee issued a ruling striking six counts in the case. Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 of his co-defendants. It said the state could not allege sufficient detail about “inciting violation of oath by a public official.”
