- Nathan Wade's former divorce lawyer and law partner Terrence Bradley stumbled through an appearance on the witness stand on Tuesday
- The attorney was provided with direct communications from him confirming that Willis and Wade had been dating before she hired him
- Bradley appeared nervous throughout his testimony, repeatedly telling the court he “couldn't remember” key information.
Nathan Wade's divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, responded candidly to a piece of evidence presented to him on the stand Tuesday in District Attorney Fani Willis' financial corruption trial.
Bradley, Wade's former divorce attorney and law partner, took the witness stand Tuesday where he was shown a series of text messages in which he discussed the history of Willis and Wade's relationship – one of the central themes of the trial.
In one clip, Bradley can be seen muttering to himself, “Oh damn!” as he goes through a series of texts in which he seemingly confirms that Willis and Wade were together before Willis hired Wade to help in the pursuit the George case against former President Donald Trump.
One of Trump's lawyers, Steve Sadow, questioned Bradley about a series of texts between him and Ashleigh Merchant – a lawyer for Trump co-defendant Michael Roman.
Oh “Damn,” Terrence Bradley muttered after noting that his messages proved that both Nathan Wade and Fani Willis were a thing before Fani hired him to go after Trump.
Corruption at the core.
Judge McAfee must expel Fani & Nathan from Trump case. pic.twitter.com/CEFLl852iF
— 🇺🇲 Silent Silas 🇺🇲 (@RagingKuJo1222) February 27, 2024
Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis (left) is on trial for financial corruption in connection with the hiring of her lover Nathan Wade (right) to prosecute former President Donald Trump in the high-profile election interference case
Sadow referred to a text conversation in which Merchant wrote to Bradley:
“Like dating, don't hire him. Do you think it started before she hired him?” refers to Willis and Wade's romantic rendezvous and the timing of Wade's hiring.
At this point, Bradley whispered to himself, “Damn.”
Sadow goes on to read that Bradley responded to Merchant's question via text message: “Absolutely.”
Bradley then tried to deny that he knew the actual history of Willis and Wade's relationship and that his text was merely “speculation.”
Sadow then asked him in a text message “why the hell” about what he had speculated about when they started dating.
“You want the court to believe, and you want the rest of us to believe, that for some unknown reason, when you were asked a direct question about the beginning of the relationship, you decided on your own to just speculate and it “A text message instead of writing down what you actually knew,” he said.
Bradley responded that he “didn’t have an answer.” Sadow claimed that Bradley knew when the relationship began but refused to testify.
Bradley took the stand yesterday after meeting with Judge Scott McAfee, who ruled that certain communications between Wade and Bradley were not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Bradley was shown a text message in which he claimed that Wade and Willis had been together since 2019. However, he said he “couldn't remember his actions” and was “speculating” when he gave a timeline for the rendezvous
Earlier Tuesday, Bradley tensed up on the witness stand and repeatedly told the court he “couldn't remember” when asked whether Wade and Willis began their romantic relationship before he was hired to prosecute the former president in Georgia track.
Wade's former law partner used the expression on the witness stand more than 10 times, including once when he told the court, “I can't remember if I lied,” when asked about previous statements he made related to the relationship between Wade and Willis.
His dramatic appearance was followed by equally dramatic revelations that Wade visited and stayed in Attorney Fani Willis' Georgia neighborhood at least 35 times before she hired him onto the Trump investigation team.
Willis and Wade stuck to the story that they began their romantic relationship in 2022 after he was tapped to join the team investigating Trump's attempt to overturn the election in Georgia. But testimony during the hearing, as well as the evidence presented in court, created several holes in the claim.
Michael Roman, a political strategist and former Trump campaign staffer, and several other co-defendants in Trump's case are trying to get 53-year-old District Attorney Fanni Willis thrown off the case over what they say is an “inappropriate” relationship.
They cite their alleged financial benefit from a “personal, romantic relationship” with special prosecutor Wade, whom they hired to handle the case – at taxpayer expense.
Although Willis and Wade have acknowledged their relationship, they have repeatedly argued that it “does not constitute a disqualifying conflict of interest” and that the relationship “has never resulted in any direct or indirect financial benefit to District Attorney Willis.”
Incredible moment Nathan Wade's divorce lawyer appears to mutter “Oh damn” when he sees a text message he sent saying his client started dating Fani Willis BEFORE she hired him to prosecute Trump