Divorce Drama Gets Ugly for Fani Willis’s Ex-Lover, Renewing Questions About Her Fitness To Try Trump

A ‘temporary agreement’ between Nathan Wade and his wife appears to have unraveled, presenting the possibility that the district attorney could yet be derailed from her marquee case.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, at Atlanta. Photo by Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images

The accusation that Fani Willis’s former special prosecutor and ex-boyfriend, Nathan Wade, is engaging in contempt of court in his increasingly ugly divorce could complicate the efforts of the Fulton County district attorney to dodge disqualification by pulling her back into a bitter divorce case that is far from finalized. 

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