Fani Willis’ college friend claims Fulton County prosecutor started dating ‘lover’ Nathan Wade in 2019, three years BEFORE they say their relationship began: Trump accuser’s story unravels in devastating testimony
- High-stakes hearings are underway in Fulton County, Georgia
- A former friend of DA Fani Willis testified about a “romantic” relationship
- Testimony testifies to a relationship BEFORE Willis hired a romantic partner
The prosecution of Donald Trump and alleged accomplices in Fulton County took on elements of a dramatic soap opera on Thursday, as District Attorney Fani Willis’ former girlfriend testified during a hearing about the district attorney’s “romantic” relationship with a special prosecutor in her team.
Robin Latrice Yeartie testified that the prosecutor leading Trump’s prosecution personally informed her of her romantic relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.
The two had been friends since college in the 1990s — though their bond was severed and Yeartie is now testifying on behalf of an alleged Trump accomplice who wants to disqualify Willis and Wade from the case.
The relationship itself is something Wade has already acknowledged and Willis filed a lawsuit, which came after attorney Ashleigh Merchant first made allegations about it in a bombshell complaint.
But the timing could be problematic for Willis because it speaks to a relationship that Yeartie says existed before Wade joined Willis on her staff.
She testified that Willis told her about meeting Wade at a 2019 judicial conference.
‘Mrs. Willis and Mr. Wade began their romantic relationship shortly afterward,” she said, when questioned by Merchant.
“If I ask you personally, do you mean that romantically?” merchant asked.
“Yes,” she replied.
The explosive testimony came during a hearing where attorneys are vying for evidence that could decide whether Willis and her team are disqualified from prosecuting Trump and his associates in an election interference case.
She Yeartie said she and Willis were “good friends,” but not best friends, and that they hung out together.
She also joined Willis in the district attorney’s office, although she eventually resigned after some office conflicts. She also rented her apartment to Willis, although she said they did not live together.
“There was no overlap or any length of time that they stayed together,” said her attorney, Durante Partridge.