Key witness in Fani Willis case testifies he may have lied in texts about friends' affair

Terrance Bradley, former law partner and divorce attorney to special prosecutor Nathan Wade, testified Tuesday that he may have lied in texts about Wade's affair with Fani Willis.

Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, is accused of having an "improper" romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, left. (Getty Images)

Attorney Richard Rice later asked Bradley if he makes a habit of passing on "lies about your friends." 

"Do you tell lies about your friends? About a case of national importance?" Rice asked. 

"I could have had, I don't know," Bradley responded. 

Bradely said he couldn't recall key details or specific information more than two dozen times in the roughly two-hour testimony in Fulton County Superior Court on Tuesday. He also said he had only ever discussed Wade's relationship with Willis once with Wade.

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Bradley this month avoided answering certain questions, citing attorney-client privilege. McAfee said he would hold an "in-camera" meeting with Bradley to determine if his privilege assertions are accurate. He said it appeared that Bradley may have been misusing his attorney-client privilege.

Bradley is the former law firm partner of Nathan Wade, who is accused of having an affair that financially benefited Willis after she hired him to help prosecute the election interference case against former President Trump.

On Tuesday, Bradley said he hadn't spoken to Wade in two years after having been friends for more than 10 years.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer)

Yeartie said she had "no doubt" Willis and Wade's relationship started in 2019, after the two met at a conference. 

She testified to observing Willis and Wade "hugging" and "kissing" and showing "affection" prior to November 2021 and that she had no doubt that the two were in a "romantic" relationship starting in 2019 and lasting until she and Willis last spoke in 2022.

Willis dismissed Yeartie’s testimony and said she no longer considers Yeartie a friend.

The highlight of the two-day proceeding was Willis’ own — and unexpected — testimony Thursday, which was described by one expert as "belligerent."

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She verbally sparred with lawyers for hours, at one point prompting the judge to threaten to strike her testimony. She also raised eyebrows for appearing to be wear her dress backward. She did not return to the witness stand Friday. 

McAfee said at the start of the proceedings this month that it’s "clear that disqualification can occur if evidence is produced demonstrating an actual conflict or the appearance of one."

Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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