Updated with new details. New York wasn't the only site of a significant court hearing related to Donald Trump on Thursday. The other was unfolding in Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand to testify about her romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the prosecutor she hired to lead the election-interference prosecution of Trump. "It's like a woman doesn't have the right to keep her private life private," she said. Willis is fighting a bid by defense attorneys to have her removed from the case. Coverage:
- Willis criticized defense attorneys for bringing up "lies" about her and Wade. "You've been intrusive into people's personal lives," she told Ashleigh Merchant, per the Washington Post. "You're confused. You think I'm on trial. These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. I'm not on trial. No matter how hard you try to put me on trial."
- Wade testified before her, saying that he and Willis did not start dating until March 2022, which would be after Willis hired him for the case, reports Politico. Wade also said Willis reimbursed him for her portions of vacations they took together. "She was very emphatic and adamant about this independent, strong woman thing, so she demanded that she paid her own way," he said, per the AP.