{"id":2177434,"date":"2024-02-15T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-testifies-willis-ex-friend-claims-relationship-began-prior-to-ga-indictment\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:10:02","slug":"nathan-wade-testifies-willis-ex-friend-claims-relationship-began-prior-to-ga-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-testifies-willis-ex-friend-claims-relationship-began-prior-to-ga-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Wade Testifies: Willis\u2019 Ex-Friend Claims Relationship Began Prior To Ga. Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnathan-wade-testifies-willis-ex-friend-claims-relationship-began-prior-to-ga-indictment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2177434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Judge Scott McAfee is hearing testimony as to whether DA Fani Willis and Wade should be disqualified from the case for allegedly lying about a personal relationship. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>2:07 PM \u2013 Thursday, February 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade took to the stand in a televised testimony where he was grilled on his inappropriate and undisclosed relationship with Fulton County DA Fani Willis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Wade was the first of the pair to answer questions from Donald Trump\u2019s lawyer Steven Sadow and Michael Roman\u2019s lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant. <\/p>\n<p>Roman is a former Trump campaign staff member who brought this case to light. In early January, he accused Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade of having a secretive relationship beyond their professional work.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution wasted no time and asked Wade a range of private details regarding his \u201cpersonal relationship\u201d with Willis.<\/p>\n<p>During the stunning testimony, it was revealed that the intimate relationship between the duo began in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: 2022 was the start of any intimate sexual relationship with the district attorney,\u201d Wade said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, that date contradicts the testimony from an ex-friend of Willis who stated earlier that day that the affair began back in 2019, three years earlier than he claimed. Her ex-friend, Robin Yeartie, told the court that she believed that there was \u201cno doubt\u201d they were in a romantic relationship prior to his hiring.<\/p>\n<p>In Yeartie\u2019s testimony, she stated that Willis had informed her about seeing Wade during a 2019 court session.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMs. Willis and Mr. Wade began their romantic relationship soon after,\u201d she said under questioning. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDid you observe them do things that are common among people having a romantic relationship,\u201d another lawyer asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHugging, kissing, just affection,\u201d said Yeartie.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wade testified that the last time he was intimate with the district attorney was in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As being the special prosecutor in the county\u2019s case against the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president, Wade and Willis \u201cpersonally benefited\u201d from the relationship as he was paid $654,000 by the county for his role in assisting her office to prosecute Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Wade took many personal vacation trips with Willis while working for her. Some of their vacations included trips to Aruba, Tennessee, and Napa Valley in California. Wade would typically book the trips for the pair.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that Willis always paid for her part of the trip after it was booked. She would \u201conly reimburse him in cash.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFor safety reasons, she would limit her transactions,\u201d Wade said. \u201cI used my business card for everything,\u201d he said of his transactions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade says he paid for trips with DA Fani Willis on his business card which she then reimbursed him in cash.<\/p>\n<p>Holy s***!<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as Willis&#8217; former friend directly contradicted her, claiming Willis and Wade&#8217;s relationship went back to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wC0kQtv9rI\">pic.twitter.com\/wC0kQtv9rI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1758179032074735812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In addition to all of the trips they took together, the purported lovers would go on dinner dates and exotic excursions.<\/p>\n<p>This specific hearing was being held to determine if Willis should be removed from her case against 45<sup>th<\/sup> President Donald J. Trump due to her personal relationship with Wade. Wade was appointed as the special prosecutor in the case.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Currently, Willis is still leading the case to prosecute Trump in Fulton County, Georgia. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Trump is facing 13 charges in Georgia. Willis charged the 45<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0president with violating the Georgia RICO Act, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree, and conspiring to file false documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. <\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story, Check back for updates. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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