Trump Co-Defendant Offers New Witness To Testify In Effort To Remove Willis

Attorneys for one of many co-defendants of former President Donald Trump within the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Monday stated a brand new witness might testify on the timeline of the connection between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a prime prosecutor she employed to work on the case, in keeping with new courtroom paperwork.

While Willis admitted to having a relationship with Nathan Wade, whom she employed as one of many three particular prosecutors within the case in November 2021, she stated the romance didn’t begin till the spring of 2022. Both testified their relationship ended final summer time.

David Shafer, a defendant within the case, has contested the testimony by Willis and Wade about after they began courting.

In a courtroom submitting submitted Monday, Shafer’s legal professionals Craig Gillen and Holly Pierson requested to subpoena Cindi Lee Yeager, a co-chief deputy district legal professional for Cobb County, Georgia, for testimony if Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee grants a request to reopen hearings into the potential disqualification of Willis.

Gillen and Pierson declare Yeager might testify that lawyer Terrance Bradley, who has beforehand appeared earlier than the courtroom, instructed her Willis and Wade “definitely” began courting when Willis was working for the district legal professional’s workplace in 2019 by way of 2020.

Bradley has already testified earlier than McAfee, however stated he was “speculating” when protection attorneys introduced up a textual content he despatched them stating he believed Wade and Willis had been courting since she was municipal courtroom decide.

Shafer’s attorneys added that Yeager might additionally present testimony on a dialog she allegedly heard happen between Willis and Bradley when he visited her workplace round September 2023. Willis, in keeping with the courtroom paperwork, referred to as Bradley to debate an article within the press about how a lot Wade was being paid for his work on the Fulton County probe.

“They are coming after us,” Willis allegedly instructed Bradley. “You don’t need to talk to them about anything about us.”

Shafer’s legal professionals added that Yeager turned “concerned” over the inconsistencies she noticed in Bradley’s testimony.

It’s unclear if it will have an effect on how McAfee will rule. The decide stated Friday he would difficulty a choice on whether or not Willis must be disqualified inside the subsequent two weeks.

“I think it’s been very much made clear by the argument made today that there are several legal issues to sort through, several factual determinations I have to make, and those aren’t ones I can make at this moment,” he stated.

Willis’ workplace has not commented on the allegations included in Monday’s submitting, however the Fulton County district legal professional has beforehand fiercely defended herself in opposition to accusations of wrongdoing.

“I’m not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial,” she instructed protection attorneys in a listening to final month.

Shafer and others have accused Willis of corruption, claiming she financially benefited from hiring Wade to work on the case. They declare Wade paid for journeys the 2 took with the cash he made engaged on the election case.

Willis has dismissed the allegations, claiming she cut up the prices with Wade and reimbursed him in money.

Shafer, Trump and 17 others had been indicted in August over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election leads to the state. Four defendants have to this point reached plea offers with prosecutors.