Attorneys representing Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis' office accused Nathan Wade's former law partner, Terrence Bradley, of lying under oath during Friday's hearing on Willis' disbarment motion. .
Special prosecutor Anna Cross told Judge Scott McAfee during the hearing that Mr. Bradley lied about why he left the company where he previously worked with Mr. Wade and Christopher Campbell. Mr Bradley said at the beginning of the hearing that there had been a “difference of opinion” that led to him leaving the firm, but that he had been “privileged” by representing Mr Wade in the divorce case. He declined to elaborate further.
“Mr. Bradley has previously testified that his reasons for leaving were entirely within privilege,” Judge Scott McAfee said. “I wonder if Mr. Bradley has been interpreting privilege properly all this time.” (Related article: Fani Willis' father says he didn't know about her relationship with Nathan Wade until allegations surfaced)
Bradley is one of the defense's key witnesses. Ashley Merchant, a lawyer for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, said in a filing before the hearing that Wade's relationship with Willis, which he said in a sworn affidavit, began with a contract with the district attorney's office. He said this contradicts the claim that the incident did not begin until then.
In a Jan. 8 motion, Roman said Willis took an unfair advantage by appointing her boyfriend, Wade, when he used funds from his position to take her on vacation. accused Mr. Willis.
During his testimony, Mr. Bradley admitted that he received an email with Mr. Lohman's draft motion and texted Merchant that it looked good, but he could not provide any information due to attorney-client privilege. He declined to answer many questions or provide further details, saying he could not disclose the details. One of the questions he refused to answer was why he left Wade's company.
as if #fanywillis The hearing could not be more bizarre, with prosecutor Anna Cross telling the judge that Nathan Wade's former attorney and business partner lied under oath about the circumstances of Wade's departure from his law firm. I just told you.
This can cause many problems again… pic.twitter.com/ieKyZzDtJf
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) February 16, 2024
Toward the end of the hearing, when Mr. Cross began a new round of questioning about the sexual assault allegation, Mr. Bradley admitted that he had left the company after the incident. He denied sexually assaulting anyone.
Mr. Bradley previously said his reasons for leaving the firm were covered by attorney-client privilege.
“The circumstances under which Mr. Bradley left the company are related and, although I cannot say to what extent, are certainly based in large part on the sexual assault allegations against him,” Cross said.
“And his previous testimony was completely covered by privilege?” McAfee said.
“Yes, he lied,” Cross said.
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Bradley said earlier that there was a “disagreement of opinion” and that it “has nothing to do with this Trump incident or any other incident.”
“It's not a privilege, is it?” asked Trump's lawyer Steve Sadow.
“No, it's a privilege,” Bradley said.
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