The House Judiciary Committee released a bombshell transcript of Nathan Wade’s closed-door testimony on Monday, revealing that his lover, District Attorney Fani Willis, began planning her prosecution of former President Donald Trump well before taking office. Wade, a special prosecutor appointed by Willis to assist with the Trump investigation, provided significant disclosures indicating that her intentions were clear prior to her official start as Fulton County District Attorney in January 2021.
Wade’s testimony also revealed the timeline of events leading up to his appointment. He stated that Willis had established a search committee to find a special prosecutor for the Trump case even before she took office. The committee began its work shortly after the November 2020 presidential election, highlighting Willis’s early commitment to prosecuting the former president. “Absolutely,” Wade responded when asked if there was outreach to him before Willis assumed office. He noted that discussions about his potential role as a special prosecutor began between November 2020 and Willis’ inauguration.
Wade’s testimony also revealed his initial hesitation to accept the position. He explained that he declined the offer multiple times, describing a situation where “the committee turned their guns on me,” attempting to persuade him to take on the role. “I said no. I said no more than once. But at some point, I relented and accepted the case because it did pose some interesting — I thought interesting legal issues,” he testified. “It was unlike anything that has ever happened in American history, so I was right in that regard.”
Wade acknowledged that he had underestimated the implications of accepting the position, noting the warnings he received from former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, who cautioned him about potential risks. Nevertheless, Wade decided to move forward, motivated by his interest in the complex legal challenges presented by the case. He mentioned that his communication with Willis was “daily” during the transition period. Another significant aspect of Wade’s testimony was his admission of having met with officials from the Biden administration. Wade confirmed that two meetings occurred during Willis’s investigation, indicating possible coordination between local and federal entities.
These meetings took place in mid-April 2022 in Washington, D.C., where Wade and other senior members of Willis’s prosecution team met with congressional staffers, including representatives from the January 6th Committee. Wade stated that the focus of these meetings was to share insights related to the Trump investigation, although he insisted that no evidence was shared or retained by federal officials.
Following the release of Wade’s bombshell testimony, Trump’s legal team is likely to use it to argue that his prosecution was entirely motivated by politics, which appears to be the case. There is also evidence that the case may have been motivated by pressure from the Biden-Harris administration, as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich hinted at last year. During an interview on Real America’s Voice streaming network with host Charlie Kirk, Gingrich said he heard from a highly “reliable source” that the Fulton County District Attorney was given instructions by “someone in Washington” to indict Trump sooner rather than later.
