Nathan Wade, the Atlanta-area attorney who once tried to prosecute former President Donald Trump, may now be in trouble himself after he apparently avoided serving a congressional subpoena.
Last Friday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, gave a private press conference regarding the Fulton County lawsuit against Mr. Trump led by Mr. Wade's ex-girlfriend, District Attorney Fannie Willis. A subpoena was issued for him to participate.
Mr. Jordan issued the subpoena as he and other Republicans on the Judiciary Committee investigate what Mr. Jordan characterized as a “politically motivated prosecution” of Mr. Trump.
The subpoena required Wade to appear before the committee on Thursday, but he failed to do so and disappeared afterward, a Republican familiar with the matter said, saying he was “trying to evade his duties.” lawyer said. washington examiner.
So Jordan ordered federal marshals to go find him.
“Nathan Wade's draft evasion is so unusual that the committee will need to spend American taxpayer dollars to find him.” russell dyesaid a commission spokesperson in a statement Wednesday.
Mr. Wade has not responded to any emails related to the subpoena, and his attorney has refused to accept service. new york post Reported.
A few days ago, Roy Burns, a lawyer representing Willis, told the committee that Wade's interview needed to be postponed so that a lawyer from Willis's firm could accompany him and “assert the necessary objections to privilege.” . Jordan denied the request.
“District Attorney Willis' 11th-hour intervention does not excuse your failure to appear for the transcription of your interview,” Jordan told Wade.
The pressure campaign appears to have worked, as late Thursday night, Wade contacted the U.S. Marshals and made an appointment to serve the subpoena. The Post revealed that he has since served time in prison.
Wade's appearance before the committee will be rescheduled due to the delay, the newspaper said.
Jordan issued the subpoena as he and other Republicans on the Judiciary Committee investigated what Jordan characterized as a “politically motivated prosecution” of Trump by Willis. This is because
Trump and 18 other defendants are charged with conspiring to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. Although experts argued that the evidence in the case had troubling consequences for President Trump, the future of the case now remains largely in doubt for two main reasons.
First, the former president is challenging the merits of the charges in light of recent Supreme Court rulings. presidential privilege. As a result, three charges against Trump have already been dropped.
Additionally, after his affair with Willis was discovered earlier this year, Wade found himself accused of benefiting financially from Trump's prosecution. Before being removed from the case due to an apparent conflict of interest, Wade collected $700,000 for his work despite having no experience prosecuting Trump extortion cases.
Both Wade and Willis testified under oath that their sexual relationship began after Willis hired Wade, but cell phone data and testimony from former co-workers cast doubt on that claim.
Although their relationship reportedly ended in the summer of 2023, the two have remained close since Wade arrived at the scene of his daughter's arrest on suspicion of driving without a license a few weeks ago and joined Willis. It seems like they keep in touch.
Wade and his wife tentative contract in a divorce case earlier this year.
In February, Willis received a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee regarding his office's spending on the Trump case. Mr Willis has denied any wrongdoing.
“If you look at the record of our grant program, you will see that it is highly effective and has been implemented in cooperation with the Department of Justice and in accordance with all of the Department's requirements,” he said in a statement. said.
Wade Law Firm did not respond to an earlier request for comment from the Examiner.
Former President Trump advisers Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were each sentenced to four months in prison for failing to comply with a House committee subpoena on January 6th.
Mr. Navarro completed his sentence earlier this year. Bannon remains in custody and is expected to be released days before the 2024 election.
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