Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade met with Biden administration staff at least twice during District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into former President Donald Trump, according to newly released records.
Mr. Wade was questioned by House Judiciary Committee staff last week as part of Chairman Jim Jordan's investigation into the former president's prosecution.
A grand jury indicted Trump and his allies last year on charges related to an alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Mr. Wade declined to provide details of his meetings with White House representatives, including whether they were in-person or remotely, but acknowledged the existence of invoices and other records showing the discussions took place.
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Former Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade (Alex Slitspool/Getty Images)
Records show that at one point Mr. Wade was asked about an invoice item that read “Travel to Athens, Consultation with White House Counsel, May 23, 2022.”
“So when it says a meeting with the White House Counsel, does that mean there was a meeting with the White House Counsel?” the investigators asked, according to the dossier.
Wade responded that the semicolon written after “a trip to Athens” represented a different idea.
The investigator asked, “So if you had asked for a meeting with a White House adviser, would that have happened?”
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Wade said, “If I asked for money for a meeting with the White House Counsel, this document does not say that the meeting with the White House Counsel occurred in Athens. “I haven't,” he argued.
Asked again if the reference to White House counsel meant he would charge for meetings with such officials, Wade said, “Yes.”
Wade later said he did not remember the details of the meeting, which the transcript states was “November 18, 2022, DC/White House interview. $250 for 8 hours. Cost $2,000.” Ta.
Details he doesn't remember include who attended the meeting, possible travel, and who was involved in scheduling the meeting.
But when you ask, “If you charged for that, if you charged for an eight-hour interview with the DC/White House, is it safe to assume that you attended the interview?” , Mr. Wade replied: ”
The records do not indicate the nature of the meeting, including whether it involved Mr. Trump.
Wade's attorney, Andrew Evans, told Fox News Digital that Wade said he had “no specific recollection of those meetings.”
Evans also pointed to another part of the record where Wade pointed out that the invoice does not indicate whether the listed meeting was with President Trump or President Biden, and that the meeting was held at the White House. It was not specified whether the meeting was related to the meeting or whether it was a meeting with government officials. that.
“Wade also pointed out that if he did meet with current White House officials, it would be because prosecutors wanted to meet with people like former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. “The U.S. Supreme Court's Ex-Released Person Toohey v. Ragen, 340 US 462 (1951), requires prosecutors to consult with government officials before interviewing current or former federal employees,” Evans said. Ta.
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Wade said he didn't know or couldn't remember information dozens of times during the interview.
Wade was brought into the Fulton County investigation by Willis as a special prosecutor, but resigned after it was revealed that Wade and Willis had begun a romantic relationship, which subsequently ended.
Jordan has been calling for a commission with Wade for months over accusations that he benefited from the investigation while they were dating, which both sides vehemently deny.
Willis and Wade both maintain that their relationships have nothing to do with the case and accused Republicans of trying to unfairly interfere in the Fulton County investigation.
Trump was indicted by a grand jury in an investigation by Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
One of Mr. Trump's co-defendants had filed a lawsuit seeking to have Mr. Wade removed from the case, alleging that Mr. Willis' relationship with Mr. Wade constituted a conflict of interest and that he received financial benefits from the investigation.
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A Fulton County judge ruled in March that Willis could continue the lawsuit if Wade is fired. Wade subsequently resigned from the case.
The former special counsel was gunned down by agents at the Capitol last week for more than four hours.
