ATLANTA – The lead prosecutor in the election interference case against the former president Donald Trump In Georgia, he reached a temporary settlement with his wife in the divorce proceedings on Tuesday, and canceled the court hearing on Wednesday, where he was expected to testify about the alleged affair with her. Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Henry Thompson said in a statement to the court that special prosecutor Nathan Wade and his wife Jocelyn Wade agreed. No more hearings were needed on Tuesday when Nathan Wade testified about allegations of a romantic relationship with Willis.
Trump and a co-accused in the election meddling case have cited allegations of a romantic relationship in their attempts to have the charges against them dismissed.
“The parties, through their attorneys, have reached an interim settlement that resolves all issues currently before the Court,” Thompson wrote in a filing Tuesday.
Details of the agreement were not immediately clear, and Thompson noted that the parties “further agreed that the terms and conditions of this interim agreement will not be presented to the Court.”
Joycelyn Wade’s attorney said in a statement Tuesday that the settlement resolves the issues of temporary child support and attorney fees, which will be heard in court Wednesday.
“While this negates the need for an immediate hearing, it does not resolve the case,” said Andrea Dyer Hastings, who noted that her legal team is still receiving information from Nathan Wade to divide the couple’s estate after more than 26 years of marriage.
“Our goal is to guide our client to a fair and just divorce settlement without a political agenda or public scrutiny. We are not affiliated with or interested in any other business,” he said.
One of Trump’s co-defendants, Michael Roman, initially accused Wade and Willis of an improper relationship.
A court filing in Wade’s divorce proceedings this month revealed that it contained credit card statements bought plane tickets for Willis for trips together.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is presiding over the election interference case. Set the date as February 15th For a hearing on the pleadings and Roman’s motion to disqualify Willis and Wade from trying the case. Willis is also expected to answer the allegations for the first time this week.
An attorney for Roman, who previously said he had asked a Cobb County judge to release the Wades’ divorce records, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.
Charlie Gile reported from Atlanta and Zoë Richards from New York.