Trump election fraud DA Fani Willis’ alleged lover Nathan Wade reaches divorce settlement with wife

The Atlanta special prosecutor who brought election interference charges against Donald Trump reached a temporary divorce settlement with his estranged wife Tuesday — meaning he likely won’t have to testify in court about his alleged affair with his district attorney boss.

The settlement automatically canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday in which Nathan Wade was expected to answer about his relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

It also means Willis will likely avoid testifying in the case.

Wade and Willis’ alleged romantic relationship was first exposed in a filing in the election fraud case on Jan. 8 by defendant Michael Roman. 

Wade had filed for divorce from his wife of 26 years, Joycelyn, on Nov. 1, 2021 — a day after he was appointed special prosecutor by Willis. Roman alleged in his filing they were already in a relationship at that point.

Bombshell court filings from Joycelyn appeared to confirm Wade’s relationship with his boss when credit card statements from 2022 and 2023 submitted to the court showed her estranged husband paying for plane tickets for himself and Willis to head to California and Florida, followed by charges on cruise ships and at luxury hotels.

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry Thompson granted the temporary divorce settlement, noting Wade and Joycelyn agreed to its terms. The conditions, however, would not be filed with the court.

“All of the issues we pled for temporary support and attorneys fees have been resolved by this agreement,” said Andrea Hastings, one of Joycelyn Wade’s attorneys, told the Journal-Constitution.

“The case is not resolved on a final basis. We still have a lot of work to do to be able to resolve this case through either a final settlement or a trial.”               

Willis has until Friday to respond to Roman’s motion to dismiss the election interference case, which claimed her “improper” relationship with Wade presented a professional conflict of interest.

Although he provided no evidence with his filing, he cited Wade’s divorce file as containing the proof.

Joycelyn Wade’s attorneys claimed her husband withheld money from her while spending lavishly on vacations and cruises he took with Willis.

Roman’s legal argument was that Wade used funds paid to him by the Fulton County DA’s Office for his personal trips with Willis, which amounts to misuse of county funds as she was benefitting from one of the people she was employing.

Willis is under investigation by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners’ audit committee over the potential “misuse” of taxpayer funds. 

The district attorney had previously described Wade as her mentor. However, they began working together in late 2021, when she hired him to oversee the election fraud case brought against Trump and 18 co-defendants.

Trump and the 14 remaining co-defendants in the case have all pleaded not guilty.

That case has not yet been scheduled for trial.