A Fulton County judge will have Nathan Wade's former law partner testify Monday about Wade's relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. It was decided that

Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ordered Terrence Bradley to testify about the relationship between Wade and Willis. according to In the journal Constitution. Bradley, who also served as Wade's divorce attorney, met with McAfee in a closed-door hearing, after which McAfee denied any of Wade's interactions with Bradley, despite Bradley's claims in an earlier appearance on ABC. determined that the department was not protected by attorney-client privilege.news report. (Related article: 'They're toast': Conservatives furious over Fani Willis hearing)

On January 8, a lawyer for former Trump campaign aide Michael Roman accused Willis of having a romantic relationship with Wade, who had hired him as a special counsel to help investigate and prosecute the former president. filed a motion seeking his disqualification.

Willis and Wade testified at a hearing on February 15 and February 16 to gather evidence to determine whether Willis should be disqualified. Robin Yearty, a former friend of Willis', testified that her relationship with special counsel Nathan Wade began in 2019, not 2022. However, Wade admitted that he does not have receipts to prove that Willis reimbursed him for their expensive trips to places like the Bahamas and Belize.

Willis secured indictments in August against Trump and other defendants, including Roman, over the former president's efforts to contest the results of the 2020 Georgia election won by Joe Biden. . Less than 12,000 votes. Wade received more than $650,000 in fees for his work on the case. according to In Fulton County Records.

Willis acknowledged her relationship with Wade in a 176-page document filed in court on February 2 in response to a motion to disqualify her from the lawsuit. Roman's attorney responded on page 122. filing Willis filed on Feb. 9 that witnesses could contradict a denial by Willis that her relationship with Wade began after she hired him as a special prosecutor.

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