A co-defendant in the 2020 Georgia election interference case says he is willing to have new witnesses testify against Fani Willis if evidence is reopened in her disqualification proceedings.
Former Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer has filed a notice of scheduled testimony in Fulton County Superior Court, with Cobb County Co-Chief Deputy District Attorney Cindy Lee Yeager prepared to appear as a witness. It was announced that there was. FOX 5 Atlanta reported.
The filing alleges that Yeager had “numerous” interactions with defense witness Terrence Bradley, and that Willis’ relationship with special counsel Nathan Wade outweighed their claims. I can back up his claim that he started years ago.
“Mr. Wade apparently began a romantic relationship with Mr. Willis between 2019 and 2020, when Mr. Willis was running for district attorney,” the summary of Mr. Yeager’s proposed testimony states. .
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The motion tells the court that Yeager contacted Schaefer’s attorney after seeing Bradley’s testimony. She told attorneys about her alleged direct conversations with Bradley and other conversations between August 2023 and January 2024, during which they discussed Willis and Wade.
Mr. Bradley, Mr. Wade’s former law partner and divorce attorney, said Mr. Willis and Mr. Wade began a romantic relationship soon after they met at the 2019 District Court Continuing Law Education Conference, and that Mr. Willis began a relationship with Mr. Wade during his campaign for district attorney. She is said to have told Yeager that their romantic relationship continued into 2020, when they were dating.
Yeager said Bradley had “personal knowledge” of the matter, including the use of Robin Yearty’s apartment and other information prior to November 2021, when Wade and Willis allege they began dating. It also claimed to have included details about the meeting.
Cobb County prosecutors also overheard a September 2023 phone conversation between Willis and Bradley in which they discussed a story about how much money Wade and his law firm made working on election interference cases. claims.
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Judge Scott McAfee was asked to hear additional testimony challenging Terrence Bradley’s testimony regarding the relationship between Fani Willis and Nathan Wade. (Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images)
In this conversation, which allegedly took place before Bradley was subpoenaed as a witness against Willis, Yeager said the district attorney told Bradley, “They’re coming after us. You don’t have to tell us anything about us.” ” he claims to have heard him say.
The motion says Ms. Yeager agreed to come forward after seeing how Ms. Bradley’s testimony at Ms. Willis’ disqualification hearing did not match what she allegedly told Ms. Bradley. Says.
“Therefore, if the court reopens the hearing to obtain additional evidence at the request of the state and defendant Trump, Mr. Schaefer will not allow the defense to subpoena Ms. Yeager and present Ms. Yeager’s testimony. “Regarding the matters set forth herein,” the motion states.
It is unclear whether Judge Scott McAfee will reopen the evidence to allow Mr. Yeager’s testimony.
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The justices on Friday delivered closing arguments on Willis’ argument that she benefited financially from her affair with Wade and should be excluded from the lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
Willis and her office are leading a wide range of extortion cases. former president and 18 co-defendants. Schaefer and several co-defendants, including Michael Roman, allegedly hired Wade while Willis was in a relationship earlier this year and benefited from Wade’s government salary through lavish vacations they took together. accused of having done so.
Willis and Wade have both denied the allegations, claiming their relationship began after Wade was hired in 2021. Willis insisted in court testimony that he would always repay Wade in cash for a portion of their shared trip. There were no receipts for these redemptions, and one witness claimed that their relationship began as early as 2019.
Last month, Bradley testified under oath about what he knew about Willis and Wade’s personal relationship.He took the stand after McAfee determined Bradley could not make the case. Attorney-client privilege.
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.
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During nearly two hours of testimony Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court, Bradley said more than 20 times he couldn’t remember important details or specific information. He also said he only discussed Wade’s relationship with Willis once.
After hearing all arguments and testimony, McAfee said he would make a decision within the next two weeks.
FOX News’ Brianna Herry contributed to this report.
