Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends Harrison Floyd’s bail revocation hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on November 21, 2023.
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A Georgia judge on Monday heard a deposition of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis by lawyers in her divorce case against Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor Willis appointed to oversee former President Donald Trump’s criminal election case. has been suspended for the time being.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry Thompson said Jocelyn Wade’s attorneys need to hear what Nathan Wade said in sworn testimony before deciding whether to depose Willis in the divorce. .
“It appears that Mr. Wade is the first and best source of information about his income and how he spends it, and will have first-hand knowledge of whether he engages in extramarital affairs,” Thompson said. .
Willis was being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by Fulton County to serve as special prosecutor in Trump’s criminal case to Nathan Wade and his law firm, while also having a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade. The court is seeking to block the deposition amid questions that it may have happened.
Trump is facing racketeering and other charges related to his efforts to undo his loss to President Joe Biden in Georgia’s 2020 election.
Thompson also said he would unseal the Ways’ divorce case, noting that procedures for sealing cases from public view had not been followed.
One of Trump’s co-defendants in the criminal case said Willis and Nathan Wade had an “inappropriate and confidential personal relationship during the pendency of this case that led to The lawsuit alleges that he engaged in illegal conduct that resulted in accusations against prosecutors. Lawyers profit greatly from this prosecution at the expense of taxpayers. ”
Jocelyn Wade said in a court filing that her husband has taken multiple trips since he filed for divorce and that “at least some of the trips, as evidenced by the flights Willis has taken, “It is clear then that Mr. Willis was an intentional travel partner.” This is what she bought to accompany him. ”
“The Defendant seeks Mr. Willis’ removal from office in order to reveal details surrounding his romantic relationship with the Plaintiff. There appears to be no reasonable explanation for their trip other than a romantic relationship,” the filing states. is written.
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