{"id":2345945,"date":"2024-09-25T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-nowhere-to-be-found-as-house-republicans-attempt-to-subpoena-him-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:29:57","slug":"nathan-wade-nowhere-to-be-found-as-house-republicans-attempt-to-subpoena-him-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nathan-wade-nowhere-to-be-found-as-house-republicans-attempt-to-subpoena-him-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Wade nowhere to be found as House Republicans attempt to subpoena him &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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-nowhere-to-be-found-as-house-republicans-attempt-to-subpoena-him-washington-examiner%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=2345945&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>House Republicans are attempting to subpoena Nathan\u200b Wade, a former special prosecutor involved in the ongoing investigation led by Fulton County District\u2062 Attorney Fani \u200bWillis regarding\u2062 the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Despite\u200b the subpoena issued by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan for Wade \u2063to appear\u2062 for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-weiss-wanted-hunter-biden-charged-in-dc-prosecutor-confirms-to-congress\/\" title=\"David Weiss requested charges against Hunter Biden in Washington, DC, as confirmed by a prosecutor in Congress.\">closed-door\u2063 interview<\/a>, Wade has been unresponsive, prompting Jordan to seek the\u200b assistance\u2064 of the \u2064U.S. Marshals Service to locate him.<\/p>\n<p>Wade&#8217;s evasion of the subpoena has raised concerns, with \u2064a Republican lawyer noting\u2064 that it \u200bappears\u2063 intentional. This situation\u2063 is\u2063 further complicated \u200bby Wade&#8217;s previous involvement in the case, which\u2062 ended after it was revealed \u2064that he had a\u2062 romantic relationship \u2064with Willis. As a result, there are pending\u200d legal questions\u200b surrounding Willis&#8217;s \u200bpotential disqualification from the \u2062prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Wade \u2063had previously agreed to show up for a voluntary interview but backed out last minute, claiming deference to Willis\u2019s legal counsel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/section-of-justice-declines-in-order-to-prosecute-meadows-scavino-working-blow-to-january-six-committee\/\" title=\"Section of Justice Declines in order to Prosecute Meadows, Scavino, Working Blow to January six Committee\">committee expressed frustration<\/a> with \u2064Wade&#8217;s behavior,\u200b particularly given the financial implications for taxpayers\u200b due to the pursuit of \u200dlocating \u2062him.<\/p>\n<p>This escalation comes in a context where compliance with \u200bcongressional \u2064subpoenas has become increasingly contentious, \u2062evidenced by the\u2063 imprisonment\u2063 of former Trump advisers Steve Bannon and Peter\u2064 Navarro for similar failures to comply. Meanwhile, the\u200d Fulton County \u2063case against Trump \u2063and \u200d18\u200d co-defendants, involving serious charges \u200brelated to attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, continues to unfold.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nathan Wade nowhere to be found as House Republicans attempt to subpoena him<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans planned to escalate their investigation into Nathan Wade, a former special prosecutor in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fulton-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fulton County<\/a>, Georgia, by subpoenaing him to appear for a deposition this week, but Wade appears to be missing in action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jim-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) had ordered Wade in a subpoena, reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner,<\/em> to appear Thursday for the closed-door interview as part of the committee&rsquo;s investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis&rsquo;s prosecution of former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wade has been unresponsive to the subpoena, and his silence has led Jordan to take the unusual step of asking the U.S. Marshals Service to try to locate Wade in Georgia to serve him, according to a committee spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nathan Wade&rsquo;s evasion of service is extremely unusual and will require the Committee to spend U.S. tax dollars to locate him,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican lawyer familiar with the matter said that the U.S. Marshals Service has not been able to find Wade and that &ldquo;at this point, we know he&rsquo;s trying to avoid service.&rdquo; The lawyer called Wade&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;clearly dilatory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wade&rsquo;s law office did not respond to a request for comment from the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wade&rsquo;s apparent avoidance of the subpoena comes after two onetime advisers to former President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, were imprisoned this year, each with four-month sentences, for failing to comply with House-issued subpoenas relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>Willis hired Wade to lead her prosecution of Trump in 2021, but an undisclosed romantic relationship between the pair led Wade to resign from the case in March. Willis is facing the prospect of disqualification from the case over her relationship with Wade, and the Georgia Court of Appeals is expected to rule on the matter next year.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&rsquo;s attempt to subpoena Wade comes after the Georgia lawyer backed out of appearing voluntarily for a scheduled interview last week at the last minute after initially agreeing to the appearance in July, according to a letter Jordan wrote to Wade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nathan Wade testifies during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The chairman said Wade&rsquo;s attorney contacted the committee five days before Wade&rsquo;s scheduled appearance to say that Wade had to postpone his appearance indefinitely based on instructions Wade received from Willis&rsquo;s attorney Roy Barnes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The eleventh-hour intervention from District Attorney Willis does not excuse your failure to appear for your transcribed interview,&rdquo; Jordan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes had written to Wade that he would need to be accompanied by a lawyer representing the Fulton County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office in any deposition so that the lawyer could &ldquo;assert any necessary privilege objections&rdquo; on Willis&rsquo;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Willis charged Trump and 18 co-defendants last year with racketeering violations and other charges, alleging they illegally attempted to overturn the 2020 election results. Willis brought Wade in to present the case to a grand jury and run the prosecution along with two other special prosecutors, despite Wade having no experience with racketeering cases.<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee began investigating Wade in May, observing how he made nearly $700,000 billing Fulton County for his services while in a relationship with Willis for at least part of the time he worked for her. Willis has argued that she gained nothing financially from the relationship and that she split costs with Wade when they would spend time together.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan wrote in his letter to Wade that his committee was continuing to investigate &ldquo;politically motivated prosecutions&rdquo; and had an interest in whether Wade was paid using taxpayer dollars that included federal grant money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;District Attorney Willis reportedly compensated you and financed her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trump-jr-blast-ny-ag-letitia-james-for-political-persecution-this-is-banana-republic-stuff\/\" title=\"Trump, Trump Jr. Blast NY AG Letitia James For \u2018Political Persecution\u2019: \u2018This Is Banana Republic Stuff\u2019\">politically motivated prosecution<\/a> using a mixture of taxpayer funds, possibly including part of the $14.6 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-romney-cotton-minimum-wage-plan-is-anti-conservative-and-embraces-the-logic-of-the-left\/\" title=\"The Romney\/Cotton Minimum Wage Plan Is Anti-Conservative And Embraces The Logic Of The Left\">federal grant funds<\/a> that her office received from the Department of Justice between 2020 and 2023,&rdquo; Jordan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan subpoenaed Willis herself for documents on her office&rsquo;s grant money use in February. Willis has stood by her office&rsquo;s spending.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any examination of the records of our grant programs will find that they are highly effective and conducted in cooperation with the Department of Justice and in compliance with all Department of Justice requirements,&rdquo; Willis said in a statement in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727333\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727333\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Wade is missing as House Republicans seek to subpoena him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2345946,"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\/AP24046709955135-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32920,40306,4133,7836,32076],"class_list":["post-2345945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house-republicans","tag-nathan-wade","tag-news","tag-subpoena","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24046709955135-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345945","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}