Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may have caught a break after a settlement was reached in divorce proceedings involving the county’s special prosecutor leading the election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
The settlement between special prosecutor Nathan Wade and his estranged wife spares Wade from having to testify this week about his alleged romantic relationship with Willis, his boss. Wade was hired by Willis in 2021 to head the investigation into Trump, who is facing charges connected to efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential loss to President Joe Biden in the state of Georgia.
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One of Trump’s co-defendants in the case, Michael Roman, filed a motion three weeks ago claiming that Wade and Willis were at one point romantically involved during the investigation of Trump, adding that the special prosecutor and district attorney had been “profiting significantly from this prosecution at the expense of the taxpayers.” Bank statements filed in the divorce case by Wade’s wife, Joycelyn Wade, also alleged that the special prosecutor had purchased tickets on two separate occasions for himself and Willis during the time of Trump’s investigation.
According to court documents, Wade reached a “temporary agreement” in his divorce case on Tuesday, which canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday in which he was expected to testify about his purported relationship with Willis. The district attorney has not commented on the allegations.
This is a developing story and will be updated as further information becomes available.
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