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Former lawyer on Wade-Willis relationship

Terrence Bradley, the former law partner and divorce lawyer for Nathan Wade, testified he was speculating when he told a defense attorney for one of Donald Trump's co-defendants about an alleged relationship between Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The defense attorneys in the Trump case allege that Willis engaged in an improper relationship with Wade, whom she hired to work on the racketeering case against Trump, and financially benefited from it.

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Breaking down the Fani Willis hearing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' relationship with Nathan Wade, the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has been the subject of a hearing Thursday in Atlanta. One of Trump's co-defendants in the case has accused Willis of financial impropriety stemming from the relationship, something that could disqualify her and her office from prosecuting the case. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.

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The latest on Trump's "hush money" case

A judge could confirm the trial start date in former President Donald Trump's criminal "hush money" case during a hearing in New York Thursday. Trump is expected to attend. In this case, he's charged with falsifying records to hide payments to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who prosecutors say covered up a relationship between Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates breaks down the latest on this case and other Trump legal issues.

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Willis to admit relationship in court filing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's lawyers are preparing to acknowledge in a court filing that she had a romantic relationship with attorney Nathan Wade, CBS News has learned. Willis appointed Wade to lead the Georgia prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Willis will also vigorously push back against allegations of conflicts, according to CBS News investigative producer Daniel Klaidman, who has been reporting on the allegations.

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Trump co-defendant accuses DA of affair

A court filing by one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election case alleges Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired an attorney while being in a romantic relationship with him. Michael Roman says Willis paid private attorney Nathan Wade $650,000 in taxpayer funds for work he did while prosecuting a case involving Trump in Georgia. Speaking in Atlanta on Sunday, Willis did not address Wade by name, but referred to his "impeccable" credentials. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman has more.

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