Editor’s note: Here’s what TechnoFog had to say about Wade’s settling his rather nasty divorce “This comes not long after his wife subpoenaed all of his financial records and travel records. It prevents discovery into his finances (and potential ethical issues in what he has purchased Willis), and shuts down Wade’s testimony regarding his affair with Willis (which was supposed to occur tomorrow). It also forecloses on the potential that Fulton County DA Fani Willis would have to testify on their affair, trips, etc. In light of what was going to be made public, Wade opened up his checkbook and gave his soon-to-be ex-wife an offer she couldn’t refuse. This, my friends, is what we call leverage.”
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by Bill Rankin and Charles Minshew at AJC Politics
Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade has reached a temporary divorce settlement with his estranged wife, cancelling a public hearing on Wednesday in which Wade was expected to be asked about his relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis.
The settlement reached Tuesday means Willis is likely to avoid testifying in the case. Willis, in court filings in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others, is accused of having an improper romantic relationship with Wade with him paying for their vacations to Napa Valley and the Caribbean.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry Thompson on Tuesday signed an order approving the temporary settlement, noting that both Nathan and Joycelyn Wade agreed that its terms and that the conditions would not be filed with the court.
On Jan. 8, Willis was subpoenaed to testify in the divorce case by attorneys for Joycelyn Wade, and Willis’ lawyer asked Thompson to quash the subpoena. But Thompson declined to do so, saying he would not decide whether the DA had to testify until he first heard testimony from Nathan Wade, which was expected to occur at Wednesday’s hearing.
“All of the issues we pled for temporary support and attorneys fees have been resolved by this agreement,” said Andrea Hastings, one of Joycelyn Wade’s attorneys. “The case is not resolved on a final basis. We still have a lot of work to do to be able to resolve this case through either a final settlement or a trial.”
Willis has been told by Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to respond to…
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