Testimony from Trump’s former special counsel Nathan Wade before the House Judiciary Committee

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Former Donald Trump special counsel Nathan Wade told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee last week that he met twice with officials in President Joe Biden’s administration while working for the Fulton County district attorney’s office Justice Fani Willis during her investigation into the 45th president’s alleged election interference.

Wade also said he was “shocked” when he learned that U.S. marshals had come to his home to serve him a summons.

A redacted version of Wade’s testimony was released Monday. The testimony also shows that Roy Barnes — Georgia’s last Democratic governor before Democrat and Republican Sonny Perdue ousted him from office in 2002 — attended the hearing with Wade. Also present was Wade’s attorney, Andrew Evans.

Before Wade’s testimony, Willis — his former boss and since-acknowledged romantic partner — wrote a letter to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), arguing that Wade’s testimony could have stalled her prosecution of Trump and more than a dozen of his GOP would endanger. allies.

>> Read Nathan Wade’s edited testimony here:

Jordan chairs the committee; he and Willis are engaged in a brutal war of words and accusations over her historic prosecution of the 45th US president.

The House Judiciary’s GOP X account, formerly Twitter, posted a copy of Willis’ letter to Jordan.

“I am concerned that your demand for Mr. Wade’s testimony would force him to improperly disclose confidential information protected by the privileges of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and require Mr. Wade to follow the rules of the State Bar of Georgia that regulate the conduct of attorneys,” the letter states.

In her letter, Willis said that Wade “has knowledge of highly sensitive and confidential information regarding this ongoing criminal case.”

Willis said this information “still belongs” to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. “The disclosure of such evidence may also disrupt ongoing proceedings, (and) this is considered legally privileged and not subject to disclosure,” the letter said.

Wade stepped down from the case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled that he must resign if Willis wanted to continue handling the case after both admitted to a personal relationship between the two.

In his testimony, Wade said he turned off his phone while recovering from an ankle injury, and that he was unaware that U.S. marshals were looking for him to force his appearance before the commission.

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