{"id":2272082,"date":"2024-06-19T22:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T02:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-asked-about-fani-willis-controversy-in-mocking-interview-i-did-my-job\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T22:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T02:10:35","slug":"nathan-wade-asked-about-fani-willis-controversy-in-mocking-interview-i-did-my-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-asked-about-fani-willis-controversy-in-mocking-interview-i-did-my-job\/","title":{"rendered":"In a satirical interview, Nathan Wade addressed the Fani Willis controversy, stating, &#8220;I did my job."},"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\">32<\/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-asked-about-fani-willis-controversy-in-mocking-interview-i-did-my-job%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=2272082&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>Nathan\u200c Wade, a former prosecutor involved in\u2062 former\u200c President Donald \u2062Trump\u2019s Georgia election interference\u200c case, discussed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis during an appearance on the \u200d&#8221;Daily Show.&#8221; The segment, involving actor \u200bMarlon Wayans playing a character named \u201cQuon,&#8221; took on a comedic and controversial tone. Wade explained his professional relationship\u200c with Willis, describing her more as a client \u2062than a boss, which led Wayans to make several provocative jokes and gestures. The interview included inappropriate comments and actions\u2064 that received laughter from the audience but also\u200c criticism \u2064on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u200bmedia<\/a> \u200bfor crossing lines of decency,\u2063 encapsulating the sensitive balance of\u2063 comedy and respect in discussing\u2062 legal and personal \u2062matters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3042383\/nathan-wade-interview-cnn-interrupted-after-asked-relationship-fani-willis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nathan Wade<\/a>, a former prosecutor in former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> election interference case, answered questions about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis during an appearance on the <em>Daily Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Wade was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-zeroes-in-on-trump-for-attacking-husband-insulting-to-military-families\/\" title=\"Haley criticizes Trump for disrespecting military families\">mockingly questioned<\/a> by \u201cQuon,\u201d played by actor Marlon Wayans, on Tuesday about his relationship with Willis, which led to much controversy earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"-RFeOlxYxN4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"'Quon Grills Nathan Wade on Fani Willis Fling and Trump Case Dismissal | The Daily Show\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-RFeOlxYxN4?start=32&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After Wade said Willis was less of a boss to him and \u201cmore analogous to a client,\u201d Wayans questioned,\u00a0\u201cSo you served her well?\u201d as the audience laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did. I did my job,\u201d Wade responded.<\/p>\n<p>Some social media users bashed Wade for appearing for the interview, which included an instance in which Wayans questioned Wade, \u201cHow can you not hit that?\u201d Wade\u2019s response to Wayans\u2019s behavior was often to laugh, as the live audience did. However, the interview would likely have caused insult if not placed in the comedic setting in which it was.<\/p>\n<p>Another moment saw Wayans do sexual poses for the camera while asking, \u201cWhat position was it? Did that position look like this? Or this?\u201d in response to Wade saying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">district attorney\u2019<\/a>s office interviewed other people for the prosecutor position.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is gross. Nathan Wade should be embarrassed. And Fani Willis, whatever her mistakes, deserves better than this. As do the people of Fulton County. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qxSHbXI68Q\">pic.twitter.com\/qxSHbXI68Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyMKreis\/status\/1803518780741750924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wade and Willis have been scrutinized for their past intimate relationship, which they have admitted to, because Trump\u2019s allies and co-defendants have argued that it was a conflict of interest for them to be working on the case together. The defendants and their attorneys have alleged Wade was hired for the case and the pair thus benefited financially from it, while Willis and Wade have maintained that the romance began only after his hiring. Trump and his allies have argued Willis must be taken off the case.<\/p>\n<p>Hearings examining their relationship served as firepower for the case\u2019s detractors. After several hearings in March, a judge ruled Willis could remain on the case so long as Wade withdrew from it, and he did. Trump has appealed the ruling, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3026537\/fani-willis-october-appeals-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appeals court will review<\/a> the matter in October, all but assuring Trump\u2019s Georgia trial will take place after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s interview was not the only one Wade has sat for in recent weeks. And Willis\u2019s allies have reportedly chided him for his participation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is an unnecessary distraction and disrespectful to both the process and the DA for Mr. Wade to be giving interviews at this time,\u201d former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/after-exiting-fulton-trump-case-nathan-wade-has-a-lot-to-say\/7N5DEZSWVJHQTDC3SCACT7PZYY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Atlantic Journal-Constitution<\/em><\/a>  reported.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was convicted in his New York hush money trial in May, and he awaits sentencing in July.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Wade, previously involved in Trump\u2019s Georgia election case, discussed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the Daily Show. Actor Marlon Wayans, as &#8220;Quon,&#8221; humorously interrogated Wade about his ties with Willis, sparking significant controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2272083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24033836243440.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24033836243440.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}