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Fani Willis Escapes Testifying in Divorce Case of Trump Special Prosecutor

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Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media in Atlanta, Ga., August 14, 2023.

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Nathan Wade, the Trump special prosecutor hired by Fulton County’s elected Democratic district attorney, Fani Willis, arrived at a settlement in his messy divorce case. This obviates the need for Willis to testify. In the RICO case Willis filed against former president Donald Trump and 18 others, a co-defendant has alleged, based on disclosures in the divorce file, that Willis has been romantically involved with Wade, who is married but estranged from his wife, Jocelyn Wade.

Counsel for Mrs. Wade had sought to call Willis as a witness. The settlement of the issues before the court, approved today in a “consent temporary order” issued by a Cobb County superior court judge, Henry R. Thompson, means there should be no further court hearings. Prior to the settlement, Judge Thompson had not yet determined that Willis was a necessary witness; his plan to was to hear Nathan Wade’s testimony first and then decide whether Willis should testify. Barring unforeseen disputes, that won’t happen now.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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