Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis' close allies in the state are frustrated by former Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade's recent media appearances, according to a report.
“I think it is an unnecessary distraction and disrespectful to both the process and the district attorney that Mr. Wade is giving interviews at this time,” former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said, the Atlantic Journal Constitution reported ( AJC).
Wade spoke to several media outlets after leaving the prosecution team in his election interference case against Donald Trump. During a recent interview on CNN, Wade's team pulled him aside after being asked about the timeline of their romantic relationship, interrupting the pre-recorded interview.
Former DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan told the AJC that the interviews were legally questionable.
CNN's Kaitlan Collins interviews Nathan Wade on June 12, 2024. (Screenshot/CNN)
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“Just because you're no longer part of the case doesn't mean the rules of professional conduct don't apply,” Morgan said.
Wade has discussed his relationship with Willis, who has been the focus of the election interference case, in several interviews.
“It's a sideshow, but the sideshow is the show,” Morgan added.
Wade first spoke to ABC News' Linsey Davis in May and said during the interview that workplace romances were “as American as apple pie.”
Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade sits in court during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia against Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)
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“It happens to everyone. But it happened to both of us,” he said.
Rick Dent, a Democratic strategist, told the AJC that Wade was likely trying to improve his reputation after the attention he and Willis received.
“But the most important thing is the case,” Dent said. “This distracts from the case. He needs to leave and never do any more interviews.”
After his team interrupted his interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Wade argued that the public understood when his relationship with Willis began.
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“I think the public, through testimony and other interviews, has a clear idea that this is clearly just a distraction. It is not a relevant issue in this case and I think we should focus on more facts in this case. case,” Wade told CNN.
Wade declined to offer specific details about when her romance with Willis began. She admitted it was bad timing and insisted that her actions played no role in the delay of the case.
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“Do I believe my actions caused this delay? No, no, no,” Wade said. “I think, though, that the timing of a personal relationship I had was probably bad. It was bad timing. But you don't choose when those things happen. They happen organically and you deal with the situation as it arises.” arrives.”
Fox News' Joseph Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
