Ex-Trump Aide’s Lawyer Details Start of Her Fani Willis Investigation

A lawyer representing former Trump aide Mike Roman in the Georgia election interference case testified before a state committee on Wednesday, detailing how she first learned about Fani Willis’ secret romance with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Ashleigh Merchant told the Georgia Senate Committee she heard about the affair last summer from Terrence Bradley, who was Wade’s former law partner and one-time divorce lawyer. She said she reached out to Bradley as part of her months-long investigation into Willis and Wade, which began with public records requests about the special prosecutor’s salary.

Bradley initially said he could not help her. Then, she ran into him in September 2023, at which point he allegedly told her about Willis and Wade’s relationship. Merchant said Bradley was upset about Wade’s ongoing divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, which began in November 2021, just after he was hired by the DA’s office.

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