Nathan Wade Remembers Childhood Visits To White House But Not Key Details About Trump Case Meetings
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Nathan Wade, former lover of Fani Willis, resurfaces after apparently dodging House subpoena
Nathan Wade, the Atlanta-area attorney who once attempted to prosecute former President Donald Trump, may now be in some hot water himself after he apparently avoided the service of a congressional subpoena.
Last Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena for Wade to participate in a closed-door interview regarding the Fulton County case against Trump spearheaded by Wade's former lover, District Attorney Fani Willis.
Jordan issued the subpoena because he and other Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are looking into what Jordan characterized as the 'politically motivated prosecution' of Trump.
Though the subpoena demanded that Wade appear before the committee on Thursday, Wade never responded and then went missing, allegedly because he was "trying to avoid service," a Republican lawyer familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner.
So Jordan ordered the U.S. Marshals to go find him.
"Nathan Wade’s evasion of service is extremely unusual and will require the Committee to spend US tax dollars to locate him," Russell Dye, a spokesman for the committee, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Wade had not responded to any of the emails associated with the subpoena, and his attorney had declined accepting service, the New York Post reported.
Several days ago, Roy Barnes, an attorney representing Willis, insisted the committee that Wade's interview would have to be postponed so that a lawyer from Willis' office could accompany him and "assert any necessary privilege objections." Jordan denied that request.
"The eleventh-hour intervention from District Attorney Willis does not excuse your failure to appear for your transcribed interview," Jordan informed Wade.
The pressure campaign appears to have worked as late Thursday evening, Wade contacted the U.S. Marshals and scheduled an appointment for subpoena service. The Post indicated that he has since been served.
Wade's appearance before the committee will be rescheduled on account of the delay, the Post said.
Jordan issued the subpoena because he and other Republicans on the Judiciary Committee are looking into what Jordan characterized as Willis' "politically motivated prosecution" of Trump.
Trump and 18 other defendants have been accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Though pundits insisted the evidence in that case spelled trouble for Trump, the future of the case now remains largely in doubt for two main reasons.
First, the former president has challenged the merits of the charges in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding presidential immunity. Three charges against Trump have already been dropped as a result.
Furthermore, Wade found himself accused of financially benefitting from the prosecution of Trump after his extramarital affair with Willis came to light earlier this year. Before he was removed from the case because of the apparent conflict of interest, Wade collected $700,000 for his work on the Trump-racketeering case, even though he has no experience prosecuting such cases.
Both Wade and Willis testified under oath that their sexual relationship began after Willis hired Wade, though cell phone data and testimony from former associates cast doubt on those assertions.
Their affair supposedly ended in the summer of 2023. However, the pair apparently remains in close contact since Wade joined Willis when she arrived on the scene of her daughter's arrest for allegedly driving on a suspended license a few weeks ago.
Wade and his wife reached a temporary agreement in their divorce case earlier this year.
In February, Willis received a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee regarding her office's expenditures on the Trump case. Willis denied any wrongdoing.
"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," she said in a statement.
Wade's law office did not respond to a previous request for comment from the Examiner.
Former Trump advisers Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were each sentenced to four months in prison for failing to comply with a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena.
Navarro completed his sentence earlier this year. Bannon remains in custody at this time and will be released just days before the 2024 election.
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Judge Dismisses Two Counts Against Trump In Georgia Lawfare Case
A judge dismissed two counts against former President Donald Trump on Thursday in the Georgia lawfare case related to the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued a 41-count indictment in August of 2023 against Trump and 18 co-defendants for allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) statute, for allegedly […]Fani Willis shows up to daughter's arrest with Nathan Wade after claiming workplace affair ended
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis showed up to her daughter's arrest last month with former Georgia special prosecutor Nathan Wade after insisting the two had previously ended their workplace affair.
On August 24, Willis' pregnant daughter, Kinaya, was pulled over by officers who spotted her using her cellphone while driving, the DailyMail.com reported.
'Obviously don't put my address down.'
According to a police report reviewed by the news outlet, Kinaya stated that she was using her phone "due to her mother calling her related to her pregnancy." She told officers she was unaware that her license had been revoked three months earlier over unpaid tickets in Florida.
Kinaya, 25, was reportedly driving the vehicle with her sister, 26-year-old Nia, in the passenger's seat. Nia had phoned their mother following the arrest.
The DailyMail.com reported that Kinaya cooperated throughout her arrest and did not attempt to use her mother's position to avoid the charge.
After Kinaya was already placed in a police cruiser and en route to Fayette County Jail, Willis showed up at the scene of the arrest with her alleged former partner, Wade.
At one point, officers referred to Willis and Wade as Kinaya's parents, to which Willis corrected them, calling him "just a friend."
“Why was she stopped?” Wade asked the officers at the scene.
Willis stated it was "news to me" when authorities notified her that Kinaya's license had been revoked.
During her exchange with officers, she provided her address by stating, "Obviously don't put my address down ... y'all can have my address, the rest of the world, no."
One officer responded, "For obvious reasons," suggesting he was aware of Willis' position as DA.
Kinaya was later released from jail and ordered to attend the Town of Tyrone Municipal Court for an October arraignment.
Last year, Willis charged former President Donald Trump with 41 criminal counts for allegedly violating Georgia's anti-racketeering law by attempting to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in the state — one of four indictments lodged against Trump.
Willis hired Wade to lead the case, but he later stepped down after their romantic tryst was exposed.
In a January court filing, Willis was accused of having an "improper, clandestine relationship" with Wade. She admitted to the affair but claimed that it started after he was hired and ended in 2023.
The case against Trump has been pushed back due to Willis' inappropriate workplace romance, but she remains on the case.
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CNN anchor confronts Nathan Wade with key question about relationship with Fani Willis — then his 'consultant' steps in
A media consultant for Nathan Wade abruptly interrupted a sit-down interview with CNN that aired on Wednesday.
Wade is the former special prosecutor whom Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) hired to help lead the racketeering case against Donald Trump for alleged election interference. That case nearly imploded earlier this year when Wade's romantic relationship with Willis became public. Wade later stepped down, and a judge allowed the case to proceed.
'The public has a clear snapshot that this is clearly just a distraction. It is not a relevant issue in this case.'
About 20 minutes into an interview, CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked Wade a question about his relationship that his handlers didn't like.
"Just to clarify, when did the romantic relationship between the two of you start?" Collins asked.
That question is important because Wade and Willis testified under oath that their relationship began after Willis hired Wade as a special prosecutor. If the contrary is true, it means that both attorneys have perjured themselves and tainted the election interference case.
At first, Wade began to answer the question, albeit with stumbling answers about "exact dates." But his off-screen "media consultant" abruptly stopped him from providing a substantive answer.
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For nearly a minute, Wade and his consultant huddled together off-screen and discussed how to answer the question.
Microphones, unfortunately, did not pick up any of the conversation.
"Everything OK?" Collins asked when Wade returned to his chair.
But now, instead of providing an answer to the question, Wade appeared more disciplined and dodged the question completely.
"I believe that the public has — through the testimony and other interviews — the public has a clear snapshot that this is clearly just a distraction," Wade said. "It is not a relevant issue in this case. And I think that we should be focusing on more of the facts and the indictment in the case."
When Collins pushed for an answer, Wade refused to say anything of substance.
It's not clear, moreover, why Wade did not want to answer the question if it is true that his relationship with Willis began when they both claim it did.
Contrary to Wade's claims, details about when Willis and Wade began their relationship are very relevant to the Trump case because the Fulton County DA's office paid Wade substantial sums of money for his work and, as some defense attorneys in the case have argued, the romantic relationship allowed Willis to benefit financially from prosecuting Trump.
If the romantic relationship began before the investigation was initiated, defense attorneys will argue the case is tainted by unethical behavior that violates the defendants' due process rights.
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