A key witness testified Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade began in 2019.
Robin Yeartie, who was a close friend of Willis and formerly worked in the district attorney’s office, testified Thursday that Willis’ relationship with Wade began shortly after they met at a conference for municipal court judges in 2019. Her testimony contradicts how Willis and Wade represented their relationship in court filings as starting after Wade’s contract began in 2022.
“You know that their relationship, their personal relationship, began shortly after this municipal court conference?” Trump co-defendant Michael Roman’s attorney Ashleigh Merchant asked. (RELATED: Fani Willis’ Defense Of ‘Relationship’ With Special Prosecutor Doesn’t Quite Add Up)
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— Katelynn Richardson (@katesrichardson) February 15, 2024
“Yes,” Yeartie replied.
“And when I say personal, romantic?” she asked.
“Yes,” Yeartie replied.
“And you understand it that their relationship began in 2019 and extended until the last time you spoke?” Merchant asked.
“Yes,” Yeartie said.
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Roman’s initial Jan. 8 motion to disqualify Willis alleged she improperly benefited from appointing Wade as special prosecutor to work on the case against former President Donald Trump when he took her on vacations using funds earned from his position. Willis confirmed the relationship existed in the state’s Feb. 2 response to the motion.
…Wade said “in a relationship particularly for men . . . you don’t keep a ledger.” He insists that she paid her own way in other ways than direct payments.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 15, 2024
Willis’ office just lost the motion to quash after a witness testified that Wade and Willis had a relationship going back to 1999. Wade is now on the stand in what is now a highly perilous moment for him professionally. Willis’ office misplayed the challenge in my view.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 15, 2024
In an affidavit attached to the state’s Feb. 2 response, Wade stated that he and Willis had not had a relationship other than as friends prior to his appointment. He said their personal relationship developed in 2022.
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