Special prosecutor Nathan Wade is facing subpoenas from a Georgia Senate committee in connection with its investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Wade has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Special Committee on Investigations on Feb. 13, according to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who appointed all members on the panel. The development comes after the special committee grilled Willis just before Christmas over her handling of a 2020 election case against President Donald Trump. Willis was also pressed on her decision to hire Wade to help prosecute the case while they were having a romantic relationship.
“The Senate will continue to prioritize accountability and transparency for Fulton County taxpayers,” Jones said in a statement.
“DA Willis’s evasive testimony in December left the committee with more questions than answers, especially in light of contradictory statements others, including Nathan Wade, had previously made. The committee plans to hear testimony from Mr. Wade and [Deputy District Attorney] Jeff DiSantis that will hopefully shed more light on DA Willis’s abuse of her office. This committee will continue to seek accountability and transparency for millions of dollars wasted at the expense of Fulton County taxpayers,” he added.
The development comes as Jones campaigns to become Georgia’s next governor, with his first TV ad hitting the airwaves on Monday. He is one of many Republican contenders vying to succeed outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA). But state party leaders have appeared to coalesce behind Jones, as he touts his credentials as a Trump-endorsed candidate.
“Iron sharpens iron, so competition never has bothered me,” Jones told the Washington Examiner earlier this week. “It doesn’t change the fact that I’m the only Trump-endorsed candidate in the race.”
Trump denied accusations he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia illegally after Willis led the state in the case against him in 2023. The case was thrown out last year after Willis was disqualified over the Wade scandal.
The now-dismissed case took a turn last month when the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation into the 2020 election, scrutinizing Trump’s concerns that there were voter discrepancies at the time. At the time, the FBI raided Fulton County’s election office, seizing thousands of 2020 ballots and sparking renewed controversy in the state.
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In a recent video posted to Facebook, Jones alleged that Willis’s testimony “for the charade that she put on for over three years where she indicted 19 innocent people, including the president,” didn’t match up with what Wade told the House judiciary committee during a 2024 hearing.
“We’ve subpoenaed her boyfriend, Nathan Wade … so we can find out who’s actually telling the truth,” the lieutenant governor said. “Either way, we know they wasted time and effort and wasted millions of dollars of taxpayer money, and we would need to get to the bottom of it.”