Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis provided a nuanced response about 90 minutes into her dramatic testimony in a Georgia courtroom, saying that her “physical” affair with prosecutor Nathan Wade ended prior to Donald Trump and eighteen associates being charged with a racketeering conspiracy.
It was unclear, however, if the connection had ended altogether prior to the shocking indictment.
Wills was questioned regarding when the pair had allegedly broken up, deep into her testimony on the “romantic” relationship that she kept secret from colleagues.
The romantic relationship ended before the indictment was returned—yes or no?” asked Trump lawyer Steven Sadow inside the Fulton County courthouse on Friday.
“To a man, yes,” she responded, claiming that the relationship with Special Prosecutor Wade had ended by then.
“To a man yes, to you no?” Sadow asked in a follow-up question.
“Did the forthcoming indictment have anything to do with that?” he continued.
Willis’s opinions on the distinctions between men and women were important to her response.
Throughout the sensational hearing, the DA frequently provided eye-catching and occasionally superfluous details. Some examples included her love for Grey Goose vodka, the fact that she kept up to $15,000 in cash in her house, and how she refused to say what continent Belize is located on after visiting the country with Wade.
“Mr. Wade is used to women, as he told me one time, the only thing a woman can do for him is make him a sandwich. … I don’t need anything from a man. A man is not a plan. A man is a companion,” Willis said.
“I don’t need anybody to foot my bills. The only man who’s ever foot my bills completely is my daddy,” she continued.
“So it’s clear, the physical relationship ended pre-indictment,” Sadow asked Willis.
“I’m not sure that the tough conversation didn’t happen until after, but the physical relationship—I’m sure if you asked Mr. Wade, because he’s a male, he would say we ended June or July, because physical contact ended then,” she explained.
“In my mind, being a woman, it’s over when you have that like hard conversation. I just think women and men think differently.”
In both of their testimonies, Wade and Willis stated that the romantic connection started in 2022, after she had seduced him. However, an ex-friend of Willis’, Robin Yeartie, claimed otherwise and said that their romance began back in 2019.
Nevertheless, the two did both admit to meeting in 2019 at a judicial conference, even though Willis vehemently refuted having any sort of relationship with Wade at the time.
“I’m not on trial, no matter how hard you try to put me on trial,” Willis told Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer representing Michael Roman, the former campaign official of President Trump.
In addition, Sadow asked Wade if he was in “any personal relationship at all” when the connection ended.
“Are you asking me, have I had intercourse with the district attorney?” Wade hit back.
“The answer would be no.”
“You say personal. We’re very good friends,” Wade said to Sadow. “Probably closer than ever because of these attacks. But if you’re asking me about specific intercourse, the answer is no.”
While offering lengthy, tidbit-filled responses on the stand, Willis displayed evident rage towards several of the lawyers questioning her, despite the fact that lawyers usually advise witnesses to provide succinct replies.
