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Terence Bradley testified during an evidentiary hearing on a motion to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election destruction case on February 23, 2024.
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A judge ruled that Nathan Wade’s former law partner and divorce attorney must return to the stand and testify about the incident. relationship between fulton county district attorney Fanny Willis and Wadethe best prosecutor Election destruction incident Former President Donald Trump and others were involved.
Attorney Terrence Bradley I tried shielding before What we learned from the courtroom by asserting attorney-client privilege. An emergency hearing to disqualify Willis from the 2020 Georgia election destruction scandal could be held as early as Tuesday afternoon.
“Based on the in-camera hearing with Mr. Bradley, the court believes that the interested party has not met its burden of establishing that its communications are subject to attorney-client privilege, and therefore Mr. The hearing may be resumed with respect to the inquiry.” Email from Fulton County Superior Court Judge. Scott McAfee It was obtained by CNN.
McAfee noted that the time frame for a court appearance is “very short” given that “Bradley’s medical emergency has come to the court’s attention.” The judge wrote that clients and their attorneys “may appear in court virtually via Zoom.” The judge asked the lawyer to confirm whether he could contact the court.
Mr. Bradley had been named as a “star witness” for Mr. Willis’ defense seeking to have his office disbarred and the case dismissed, but he asked certain questions during a court hearing two weeks ago, citing privilege concerns. refused to answer. Earlier Monday, Mr. McAfee met with Mr. Bradley behind closed doors to resolve the privilege issue.
President Trump’s co-defendant mike romanThe lawyer of Suspicions first surfaced against Wade, to refute claims by Willis and Wade that their personal relationship began after Bradley appointed him special counsel to lead the case against Trump and his allies in late 2021. I would like to hear more from Bradley.
According to a court filing filed by Roman’s attorney, Ashley Merchant, “Bradley was involved in a romantic relationship between Wade and Willis that led to Willis becoming District Attorney in Fulton County, Georgia in January 2021.” I have unprivileged personal knowledge that it started before.”
“Thus, Bradley can confirm that Willis contracted Wade after Wade and Willis began their romantic relationship, thus contributing to Wade’s assertion in his affidavit that they did not begin dating until 2022. You may object,” the application states.
Roman first raised suspicions that Willis benefited financially when Wade took Willis on trips with money earned from the case. For example, the court filing includes receipts for a cruise Willis and Wade took in 2022, after Willis was hired as special counsel.
A hearing in which attorneys will feature cell phone records and other evidence remains scheduled for Friday, according to the email.
CNN Caitlin Polantz contributed to this report.
