Fani Willis Accuses Special Prosecutor’s Wife of ‘Obstructing’ Trump Case

In the latest twist to the drama surrounding misconduct allegations against Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney accused the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of “obstructing and interfering” with her election-interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.

A Trump aide’s defense attorney previously accused Willis of having an “improper” relationship with Nathan Wade, a prosecutor she hired to lead the case. Lawyers for Wade’s estranged wife, Joycelyn Wade, subpoenaed the Fulton County D.A. last week, seeking to question her in the couple’s divorce proceedings.

In a court filing, Willis’ lawyers slammed the subpoena as “an attempt to harass and damage” the D.A.’s professional reputation and impede the criminal proceedings Willis is leading against Trump. The D.A.’s lawyer wrote that as the Wades have been separated for more than two years in “an uncontested no-fault divorce,” there is no relevant basis to question Willis in their divorce proceedings.

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