If they succeed, it would upend the Georgia prosecutions against Trump and his associates. A friend and former colleague of Willis testified that her relationship with Wade began before she hired him, contradicting both of their previous statements.ĭefense attorneys are seeking to disqualify Willis and her entire office from the case. Lawyers for Trump’s co-defendants allege she financially benefited from his appointment Wade has earned $650,000 for his role, some of which he spent on vacations with Willis.

That much was clear during a hearing on Thursday over Willis’s romance with Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to oversee the election interference case. Now, she may have handed the former President a startling campaign gift. The Fulton County District Attorney indicted Trump in August in a sprawling criminal case alleging he conspired to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.

Six months ago, Fani Willis posed one of the greatest threats to Donald Trump.