Here are the key texts between Attorney's Ashleigh Merchant and Terrence Bradley that are at issue in the #FaniWillis disqualification battle
They show a congenial collaborative effort between the two as Merchant attempted to investigate facts about the affair
The "Chris" referenced here is Chris Campbell, a law partner of Nathan Wade
More references to #FaniWills trips with Nathan Wade
Bradley says "they took many trips to Florida"
"Why she (#FaniWillis) would hire him (Wade) is insane"
"Yep"
"Just date, don't hire him"
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"Do you think it started before she hired him?"
"Absolutely"
"It started when she left the DAs Office (as an ADA to run for office) and was judge in South Fulton"
Merchant: "I'm almost done with my motion.."
Bradley: "Ok..happy hunting lol"
Merchant: "Has [Wade ever prosecuted a felony?"
Bradley: "Never in his life has he prosecuted a felony"
Bradley: "Add me to footnote 15 and how much I made"
This implies a friendly, collaborative effort to make sure the motion was as powerful and accurate as possible
M: "Anything that isn't accurate?"
B: "Looks good"
Bradley said the entire motion "looks good"
M: "How will they (Willis and Wade) react to this (the motion alleging the affair)?"
B: "they will deny it"
"Arrogance"
Bradley says the original security detail for #FaniWillis should be subpoenaed
Would they have relevant information about the beginning of the affair?
"Can you think of anyone else who can confirm (the #FaniWillis affair)?"
"Her kids, her command staff... her administrative assistant"
Re: DA's office employees who may know about the #FaniWillis affair
Bradley: "All may lie"
"Daysha knows... That's one of her besties"
Bradley: "Subpoena them all"
Merchant: "I am nervous, this is huge"
Bradley: "You are huge... You will be fine...you are one of the best lawyers I know... go be great"
Here's where Bradley helps Merchant ID Robin Yeartie
"She hired a girlfriend, like a bestie, it was her place"
Referring to the Hapeville Condo that is the subject of the cell location date issue
Yeartie testified the affair started in 2019
Merchant: "Does (#FaniWillis) know about the Sonya Allen affair?"
Bradley: "Not sure if Fani knows about him and Sonya"
M: "How did Sonya feel about Fani taking her man?"
B: "I'm not sure how she felt or feels..her and Nathan are extremely close now... it started romantic but when I left it was more brother sisterly... but occasionally they would mess around"
"I hated her pandering to the black church..."
M: "Do you think she is going to deny it?"
B: "Too many people saw their interactions"
On being subpoenaed in this matter, Bradley says "I'm ok with it"
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Jocelyn Wade files a new response to Nathan Wade's effort to get out of his support order after he left the #FaniWillis team
Wade alleges that since he was booted from the Trump RICO case by #FaniWillis that he's has a "change in circumstances"
Meaning: "I'm making less money"
Jocelyn says Nathan is lying because she says he got two checks totalling $53,000 only 3 days prior to filing his "emergency" motion to modify his support obligation
Former #FaniWillis “special prosecutor” Nathan Wade facing contempt of court allegations in his pending divorce
“Defendant urgently requires medical procedures, namely an endoscopy, colonoscopy, and ultrasound, due to severe physical symptoms she has been enduring. These symptoms have significantly impacted her ability to consume
most foods, leading to a substantial weight loss”
Despite a direct request from Defendant to Plaintiff for prepayment and an
additional demand from Defendant’s counsel to Plaintiff’s counsel, Plaintiff has
failed and neglected to fulfill his obligation under the Temporary Order to cover
these necessary healthcare costs. Instead, Plaintiff has instructed Defendant to
make payment to the provider herself, with an assurance of reimbursement.
[Exhibit C attached hereto comprises copies of emails exchanged between the
parties and a subsequent email to Plaintiff’s counsel, further elucidating the
aforementioned interactions.]
This is the application filed with the Georgia Court of Appeals asking them to hear the #FaniWillis disqualification appeal.
It will be assigned to a three judge panel. It requires only one judge to agree to allow the appeal to proceed.
While the trial court factually found DA Willis’s out-of-court statements were improper and Defendants proved an apparent conflict of interest, the trial court erred as a matter of law by not requiring dismissal and DA Willis’ disqualification. This legal error requires the Court’s immediate review.
The erroneous failure to disqualify a prosecutor is a structural error that would not just cause substantial error at trial – it would render each and every trial in this case a nullity.
Given the complexity of this case, the fact that it likely will be conducted through multiple different trials given the number of Defendants, and the projected length of each of these trials (estimated by the State to be at least four months each, but likely much longer), the time and resources that the courts, the parties, and the taxpayers of Fulton County are going to be forced to expend to go through this process even once is massive.
It is neither prudent nor efficient to require the courts, the parties, or taxpayers to run the significant and avoidable risk of having to go through this painful, divisive, and expensive process more than once when an existing structural error can be remedied by this Court now.