Ah . . . love. There are songs about love; poems about love; letters about love; and even texts about love. Sometimes there are thousands of texts.
Former President Donald Trump's attorney filed phone records in a Georgia court that suggests the Fulton County District Attorney [and apparent DEI hire] Fani Willis, and her guy hired to investigate Trump, were in constant contact during 2021 while both testified their affair began in 2022.
[By the way, I refer to Willis as a DEI hire because after hearing her testify on the stand, she sounds like a bitter, defensive pro se defendant rather than an accomplished DA. She actually seemed to reveal that she spend some of the campaign funds on herself, which is indictable.]
The Willis and Wade partnership texted 12,000 times and spoke by phone nearly 2,000 times in the first 11 months of 2021, according to the filing Friday. That's more than most happily married couples some might say.
Charles Mittelstadt, a private investigator hired by the defense, said in an affidavit that he subpoenaed Wade’s cell phone records from AT&T Inc. and obtained them February 15, the same day Willis and Wade testified under oath that they didn't knock boots until after Willis hired Wade in November 2021.
The Willis and Wade partnership texted 12,000 times and spoke by phone nearly 2,000 times in the first 11 months of 2021, according to the filing Friday. That's more than most happily married couples some might say.
Charles Mittelstadt, a private investigator hired by the defense, said in an affidavit that he subpoenaed Wade’s cell phone records from AT&T Inc. and obtained them February 15, the same day Willis and Wade testified under oath that they didn't knock boots until after Willis hired Wade in November 2021.
Several defendants, including Trump, are seeking to have the case dismissed or have Willis removed as prosecutors over what they claim is a conflict of interest and alleged financial benefits from their romance.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee hasn’t said when he’ll decide on the request to dismiss the indictment or disqualify Willis, Wade and the district attorney’s office from the case. He can do all three and even have Willis indicted for campaign fraud, but that would be too much to hope for.
In the filing, Mittelstadt claims his geolocation analysis of the AT&T data concluded Wade’s phone was near Willis’ address at least 35 times in the first 11 months of 2021, and we know it didn't get there by itself. And on at least two occasions, Wade was in the area of Willis' house in the wee hours of the morning.
The investigator is “available to testify at the court’s convenience,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in the filing. The filing said it included a report of all the calls and texts, a “heat map” reflecting the prevalence of calls, and a PowerPoint presentation of “geolocation highlights.”
Willis gave two hours of angry, amateurish, combative testimony last week. She said Michael Roman's attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, was lying when she claimed Willis benefitted financially from giving Wade the case. Merchant and her husband run their own law firm in Atlanta, and she is president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Willis gave two hours of angry, amateurish, combative testimony last week. She said Michael Roman's attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, was lying when she claimed Willis benefitted financially from giving Wade the case. Merchant and her husband run their own law firm in Atlanta, and she is president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
“You’re confused,” Willis said. “You think I’m on trial. These people are on trial for trying to steal an election.”
Wrong, Fani. You are on trial as to whether you are qualified to handle the case, and wether you should keep you license to practice law and maybe even go to prison for perjury and unethical behavior [with the funds you benefitted from by paying your lover].
At the hearing last week, a former law partner of Wade, Terrence Bradley, claimed that attorney-client privilege prevented him from testifying whether the romantic relationship started before or after November 2021.
Defense lawyers claim Bradley, who represented Wade in his ongoing divorce, has knowledge not covered by the privilege that the relationship began before that date. McAfee, who must decide who’s telling the truth, said he would question Bradley privately in his chambers and decide how to proceed.
In a filing on Thursday, Wade’s attorney Andrew Evans urged the judge to cancel that private interview, which defense lawyers say is scheduled for Monday.
“The court should not conduct the examination under any circumstance,” Evans wrote. “Georgia law clearly prohibits compelled disclosure of the attorney-client privileged communications at issue, even in camera.”
At the hearing last week, a former law partner of Wade, Terrence Bradley, claimed that attorney-client privilege prevented him from testifying whether the romantic relationship started before or after November 2021.
Defense lawyers claim Bradley, who represented Wade in his ongoing divorce, has knowledge not covered by the privilege that the relationship began before that date. McAfee, who must decide who’s telling the truth, said he would question Bradley privately in his chambers and decide how to proceed.
In a filing on Thursday, Wade’s attorney Andrew Evans urged the judge to cancel that private interview, which defense lawyers say is scheduled for Monday.
“The court should not conduct the examination under any circumstance,” Evans wrote. “Georgia law clearly prohibits compelled disclosure of the attorney-client privileged communications at issue, even in camera.”
So now we shall see where this non-trial trial goes.
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