Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor in the notorious Donald Trump election corruption case in Georgia and the lover of district attorney Fani Willis, resigned on Friday, March 14, 2024.
Earlier in the day, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee severely admonished Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, for wading into dangerous waters by commencing a romance with Willis. She appointed Wade to be the lead prosecutor in the case to try to prove that Trump attempted to subvert the election process in Georgia clandestinely.
The judge determined no laws were broken during Fani Willis and Nathan Wade’s romance
While the judge determined that Willis did not violate the ethics of her office, McAfee nevertheless issued an ultimatum to Willis during his rebuke of her because of the appearance of impropriety: either she and her office recuse themselves from the Trump racketeering case, or Wade has to be removed as the special prosecutor.
“The district attorney may choose to step aside, along with the whole of her office, and refer the prosecution to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council for reassignment,” McAfee wrote in his scathing 23-page decision, according to NBC News. “Alternatively, [special assistant district attorney] Wade can withdraw, allowing the district attorney, the defendants, and the public to move forward without his presence or remuneration distracting from and potentially compromising the merits of this case.”
Nathan Wade explains why he resigned as special prosecutor
Wade decided to relinquish his role as special prosecutor “in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible,” he penned in a statement obtained by NBC News.
Willis responded to Wade’s letter by lauding his “professionalism and dignity” in resigning. Willis added that Wade’s “patriotism, courage, and dedication to justice” in the face of threats against himself and his family, “as well as unjustified attacks in the media and in court on your reputation as a lawyer.”
The judge rendered his decision after Michael Roman, one of Trump’s closest advisors and a co-defendant in the election corruption case, filed to have Willis and Wade disqualified from trying the explosive case. Roman discovered that Willis and Wade were immersed in a full-blown romance and had taken vacations together. The defendants also believed that Willis benefitted financially from Wade’s appointment as lead prosecutor.
