Nathan Wade appears to have visited Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ neighborhood far more than was previously admitted in court.
Former President Trump’s lawyers claim documents filed Friday show Wade visited the Hapeville area at least 35 times before being hired.
Wade testified last week that he had not visited Willis’ apartment more than 10 times before he was hired in November 2021. Willis and Wade claim their relationship began in early 2022.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified during a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointerpool/Getty Images)
Willis hired Wade in 2021 to help prosecute a major extortion case against Trump. Michael Roman, Trump’s co-defendant, argued in a court filing last month that Willis benefited financially from hiring Wade because of his personal relationship with him. , argued that Mr. Willis should be disbarred from the case.
The date the two lawyers began dating is key to an ongoing dispute by Trump’s lawyers, who argue that their romantic affair undermined the integrity of the case. There is.
The defense seeks to prove the existence and scope of Wade’s financial interest in Willis. from their relationshipthis is the crux of their argument that Willis should be disqualified.
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Cell phone data also appears to show Wade twice visited Willis’ apartment late at night, not leaving until the next morning.
Wade and Willis both testified that they did not sleep together in the Hapeville condo.
“We are required to respond to the application through the courts and are currently preparing a response,” a Willis spokesperson said of Friday’s filing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Fulton County Assistant District Attorney Adam Ney and Fulton County Attorney Nathan Wade walk out of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. (Getty)
Friday’s affidavit claims that cell phone data shows Willis and Wade shared more than 2,000 phone calls and just under 12,000 text messages in the first 11 months of 2021. ing.
Judge Scott McAfee will now have to decide whether to admit Friday’s affidavit and the cellphone data it contains into evidence.
Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
