12:32 p.m. ET, February 15, 2024
Georgia prosecutor says Willis paid him again in money for holiday bills on account of safety issues
Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade speaks all the way through a listening to in relation to State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump on the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 15.
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The lead prosecutor within the Georgia election subversion case testified Thursday that District Attorney Fani Willis paid him again in money for holidays the 2 took in combination on account of protection issues.
Defense lawyers for Donald Trump and different co-defendants argue their courting quantities to a war of passion since the prosecutor appointed to guide the case, Nathan Wade, paid for items and holidays for Willis all the way through their romantic courting, partially with cash he used to be paid for his paintings at the prison case.
“Traveling with her is a task,” Wade stated all the way through a listening to Thursday over whether or not Willis must be disqualified from the case. “For safety reasons, she would limit her transactions.”
Wade didn’t elaborate on why Willis the usage of a credit card may just compromise her protection. Wade testified that all the way through journeys, Willis paid money for tours on a minimum of one holiday and paid again Wade for airplane flights and different trip.
“She paid for the excursions so the expenses sort of balanced out,” Wade stated.
Wade additionally stated {that a} commute to Belize with Willis used to be a birthday provide for him, and that whilst he paid for portions of the commute together with his credit card, Willis paid him again for the entirety.
Explaining why there have been no receipts for Willis’s reimbursements and different bills, Wade stated he wasn’t protecting a ledger of what he paid for as opposed to what Willis paid for.
The courtroom has recessed for lunch and can go back in 45 mins.