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Fani Willis' lover Nathan Wade takes the stand, details trips with DA
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade took the stand Thursday in a court hearing to hash out evidence on allegations that Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis engaged in an "improper" relationship with Wade, which could ultimately derail the case against former president Donald Trump.
Willis hired Wade in 2021 to help prosecute her sweeping racketeering case against Trump. Trump co-defendant Michael Roman alleged in court filings last month that Willis should be disqualified from the case, claiming that she financially benefited from hiring Wade because of their personal relationship.
Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for Roman, grilled Wade – who was subpoenaed to testify despite attempts from his lawyers to quash - for financial and timing details of his vacations with Willis.
The defense is trying to prove the existence and extent of any financial benefit to Willis from Wade from their relationship, which is the crux of their argument that Willis should be disqualified.
Wade said that he "doesn't recall" travel with Willis in 2021, the time he was hired by the DA's office, but does remember travelling with her in 2022 and 2023. He testified that his relationship with Willis started in March 2022, and their trips together began in 2022.
Wade testified that Willis paid him back for her half of their shared trips.
For one of those shared trips to Belize in 2023, Wade testified that Willis paid for the entirety of the trip because it was her birthday present to Wade. Any payments for the trip he put on his credit card, Willis reimbursed him in cash, Wade said.
Wade also testified that he was not paid by Fulton County as much as the defense claims. In 2022 specifically, Fulton County paid roughly $300,000 to his law firm. But Wade said he received roughly $100,00 because the payments were dispersed between the three people who worked at the firm, all of whom had contracts with the Fulton County DA's office for various reasons.
Wade's testimony contradicts earlier bombshell revelations from a former "good friend" of DA Willis who testified Thursday that she has "no doubt" Willis and Wade had a "romantic" relationship starting in 2019, contradicting Willis’ prior statements to the court.
Robin Yeartie, a former Fulton County DA employee and self-described "good friend" of Willis, said Thursday she has "no doubt" Willis and Wade were in a romantic relationship starting in 2019 to when she and Willis last spoke in 2022.
This contradicts Willis’ claims in court that she and Wade "have been professional associates and friends since 2019," and "there was no personal relationship" between her and Wade in November 2021 at the time of Wade’s appointment.
"You have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her?" Merchant questioned.
"No doubt," Yeartie said.
Yeartie said that she and Willis met in college, and when she was employed in the district attorney's office her and Willis were "good friends," but had not spoken since 2022, after Yeartie resigned from her post.
Yeartie testified that she knew Willis and Wade began their relationship shortly after meeting at a conference in Nov. 2019....
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Fani has gotten her fanny in a crack. Her former very good friend,Robin Yeartie, since college just testified Fani had a sexual relationship with Wade BEFORE she hired him to be Special Prosecutor. Fani lied to the Judge. Fani needs to be disbarred. Wade also lied on the stand he needs to go too.
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade took the stand Thursday in a court hearing to hash out evidence on allegations that Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis engaged in an "improper" relationship with Wade, which could ultimately derail the case against former president Donald Trump.
Willis hired Wade in 2021 to help prosecute her sweeping racketeering case against Trump. Trump co-defendant Michael Roman alleged in court filings last month that Willis should be disqualified from the case, claiming that she financially benefited from hiring Wade because of their personal relationship.
Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for Roman, grilled Wade – who was subpoenaed to testify despite attempts from his lawyers to quash - for financial and timing details of his vacations with Willis.
The defense is trying to prove the existence and extent of any financial benefit to Willis from Wade from their relationship, which is the crux of their argument that Willis should be disqualified.
Wade said that he "doesn't recall" travel with Willis in 2021, the time he was hired by the DA's office, but does remember travelling with her in 2022 and 2023. He testified that his relationship with Willis started in March 2022, and their trips together began in 2022.
Wade testified that Willis paid him back for her half of their shared trips.
For one of those shared trips to Belize in 2023, Wade testified that Willis paid for the entirety of the trip because it was her birthday present to Wade. Any payments for the trip he put on his credit card, Willis reimbursed him in cash, Wade said.
Wade also testified that he was not paid by Fulton County as much as the defense claims. In 2022 specifically, Fulton County paid roughly $300,000 to his law firm. But Wade said he received roughly $100,00 because the payments were dispersed between the three people who worked at the firm, all of whom had contracts with the Fulton County DA's office for various reasons.
Wade's testimony contradicts earlier bombshell revelations from a former "good friend" of DA Willis who testified Thursday that she has "no doubt" Willis and Wade had a "romantic" relationship starting in 2019, contradicting Willis’ prior statements to the court.
Robin Yeartie, a former Fulton County DA employee and self-described "good friend" of Willis, said Thursday she has "no doubt" Willis and Wade were in a romantic relationship starting in 2019 to when she and Willis last spoke in 2022.
This contradicts Willis’ claims in court that she and Wade "have been professional associates and friends since 2019," and "there was no personal relationship" between her and Wade in November 2021 at the time of Wade’s appointment.
"You have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her?" Merchant questioned.
"No doubt," Yeartie said.
Yeartie said that she and Willis met in college, and when she was employed in the district attorney's office her and Willis were "good friends," but had not spoken since 2022, after Yeartie resigned from her post.
Yeartie testified that she knew Willis and Wade began their relationship shortly after meeting at a conference in Nov. 2019....
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Fani has gotten her fanny in a crack. Her former very good friend,Robin Yeartie, since college just testified Fani had a sexual relationship with Wade BEFORE she hired him to be Special Prosecutor. Fani lied to the Judge. Fani needs to be disbarred. Wade also lied on the stand he needs to go too.
