Nathan Wade’s divorce lawyer must testify on relationship with Fulton Co. DA Fani Willis: judge

Nathan Wade’s former law partner and divorce attorney was ordered by a judge Monday to retake the witness stand and testify about the timeline of the alleged intimate relationship between his client and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. 

Attorney Terrence Bradley is alleged to have direct knowledge that Willis and Wade were already in a relationship when his client was hired by the district attorney to be the special prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case. 

Bradley, during a Feb. 15 hearing, refused to answer questions about the DA and the special prosecutor’s relationship, citing attorney-client privilege between him and Wade. 

Judge Scott McAfee ruled Monday that the divorce lawyer and his counsel “did not meet their burden of establishing that the communication(s) are covered by attorney-client privilege and therefore the hearing can resume as to Mr. Bradley’s examination,” according to CNN.

Bradley could take the stand as early as Tuesday, according to the outlet. 

Trump and several of his co-defendants are seeking Willis’ disqualification from the case and to have all charges against them dismissed over the alleged relationship, arguing that the DA benefited financially from the alleged romance and that it  compromised the integrity of the case.

Lawyers from Trump recently revealed that dozens of pings from Wade’s cellphone indicate that the special prosecutor made overnight trips to Willis’ rented condo and communicated with the DA earlier than they have both have previously testified that their relationship began. 

McAfee will decide on whether to allow the cellphone data to be admitted as evidence at a Friday hearing, according to Fox News. 

Court documents from Trump’s team claim that Wade visited Willis’ condo at least 35 times before he was hired on for the case. 

Wade testified last week that he made no more than 10 visits to the property before his November 2021 hiring. 

Both Willis and Wade assert that their relationship began in early 2022.