A lawyer for one of President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia is seeking for the judge overseeing a misconduct motion against the Fulton County district attorney to consider testimony from a new witness regarding the beginning of DA Fani Willis' romantic involvement with the special prosecutor in the election interference case.
In a filing submitted to the court on Monday, lawyers representing Trump co-defendant David Shafer stated that a potential witness, serving as a co-chief deputy district attorney with the Cobb County DA’s office, had discussed conversations she had with Terrence Bradley. Bradley was formerly a law partner and divorce attorney for the special prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
As per the filing, Cindi Yeager conveyed to the attorneys that Bradley had informed her about the commencement of the relationship between Willis and Wade, and how it began before November 2021, when Wade was appointed as a special prosecutor in the Trump case.
The potential influence of the filing on attempts to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the election interference case remains uncertain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee conducted evidentiary hearings over several days last month, during which both parties presented witnesses. Thus far, McAfee has rejected requests from both the DA’s office and the defense to reopen the evidence in the case.
Yeager was neither subpoenaed nor summoned to testify during last month’s hearings.
In the filing submitted on Monday, Shafer's attorneys Craig Gillen and Holly Pierson stated that if the judge decides to revisit evidence regarding the misconduct allegation, their client would present testimony from Yeager regarding her discussions with Bradley from August to January.
According to Shafer, Yeager would testify that Bradley informed her that Willis and Wade had clearly started a romantic relationship during the period when Ms. Willis was campaigning for District Attorney from 2019 to 2020 and that Bradley had firsthand knowledge of the relationship.
Bradley testified the previous week that he had no such awareness.
According to the filing, Yeager would further testify that during one instance when Bradley was in her office, Willis phoned him in reaction to an article regarding the payment received by Mr. Wade and his law partners in this case. Yeager overheard District Attorney Willis instructing Mr. Bradley, “They are coming after us. You don’t need to talk to them about anything about us.”
A representative from Willis' office refrained from providing comments on the recent filing. Both Willis and Wade have denied any allegations of misconduct.
At the end of Friday's deliberations regarding the allegations, McAfee announced that he anticipates delivering a verdict within the next couple weeks.
Should Willis be dismissed due to the misconduct accusations, her entire office would face disqualification as well. In this circumstance, there is potential for the election interference case to be transferred to Cobb County.
