Witness Says Fani Willis and Nathan Wade Relationship Started Earlier Than Claimed

A former friend of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis directly undercut claims about when her relationship with her top prosecutor started, according to her courtroom testimony on Thursday. Robin Yeartie, the former friend, was called as a witness to testify on allegations that Ms. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade were involved in a romantic and secretive relationship, a revelation that was brought forth in a court motion last month by a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s racketeering trial. The hearing was held to ascertain whether the Fulton district attorney should be disqualified from the Trump case. Both Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis have said in court papers that their relationship started after he was hired in November 2021 to work on the Trump case. In a court filing earlier this month, the pair acknowledged a “personal relationship” but said it had not resulted in any direct or indirect financial benefit to the district attorney....