Former Fulton County special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, repeatedly refused to answer questions about his past romance with the county’s district attorney, Fani Willis, during his tense deposition before the House Judiciary Committee last week, according to a transcript released by the committee on Monday. He also told committee lawyers that he had to attend what he joked was “RICO school” after he was offered the position of leading the investigation into President Trump for alleged racketeering violations.

The committee has been seeking information about Mr. Wade’s relationship with Ms. Willis for months, and the former special prosecutor — who was forced to resign from the case following a decision by Judge Scott McAfee — finally sat for his deposition on October 15. The committee is investigating abuse of power by prosecutors such as Ms. Willis, whom the committee’s chairman, Jim Jordan, has accused of politically persecuting Trump with a selective prosecution.