Today a judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis may remain on Donald Trump's election interference case if the special prosecutor she appointed, Nathan Wade, stepped down after it was discovered they'd had a previous romantic relationship [click here if you missed that].
Nathan Wade has resigned...
From CBS News
Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor working with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, resigned his post after a judge ruled Friday that District Attorney Fani Willis and her office may remain on the 2020 election case involving former President Donald Trump and his allies if Wade stepped aside.
Wade's resignation as special prosecutor came hours after Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee laid out two options that would allow for the continued prosecution of the racketeering case against Trump and his co-defendants stemming from an alleged scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Wade said in a letter to Willis, with whom he had a romantic relationship with while serving as special prosecutor, that he was stepping down "in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public, and to move this case forward as quickly as possible." The district attorney accepted his resignation and in her own letter to Wade, praised him for his "professionalism and dignity."
Willis lauded Wade's "patriotism, courage and dedication to justice" in the face of threats against himself and his family, "as well as unjustified attacks in the media and in court on your reputation as a lawyer."
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