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April 10, 2024, 12:23 pm ET
Nathan Wade has been pleading poverty since losing his role as prosecutor in the Donald Trump election fraud case and trying to avoid paying child support to his estranged wife, new court documents show.
Wade – forced to resign as special prosecutor in the Georgia case after revelations of his affair with District Attorney Fani Willis – says he can no longer afford to abide by the terms of a tentative agreement he reached with his wife, Joycelyn Wade, less than three months ago had, the file says.
“With the income out [Wade’s] Employment as a special prosecutor is no longer possible and with income [his] Private practices are shrinking, [he] is no longer able to meet … the financial obligations set forth in the temporary restraining order,” Wade’s divorce attorney M. Scott Kimbrough wrote in papers filed Monday.
Disgraced former Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade is crying foul and trying to get out of alimony payments to his wife, new court documents show. Getty Images
Wade is requesting an emergency hearing from his wife, Joycelyn Wade, in his divorce case so he can reduce his support payments to her. @purevinesfreshwines
Wade was paid $250 an hour by the Fulton County district attorney to prosecute the case against Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants.
During the investigation into his affair, it emerged that he had earned over $700,000 while working for the prosecutor's office and spent thousands on lavish trips for himself and Fani to the Caribbean, Central America and California.
However, he is now requesting an emergency hearing to reduce his spousal support, expenses and financial obligations he agreed to pay Joycelyn in a tentative agreement reached Jan. 30 in the Cobb County divorce case.
Wade's filing comes in response to Joycelyn, whom he has been married to for more than 20 years, accusing him last week of refusing to pay support for their two children, money for rent and for her urgent medical procedures .
She claimed she spent all of her money – which she would have used for a much-needed operation – on her son and daughter after Wade abruptly interrupted her and told them to “get the money from your mother,” it was claimed in the newspapers.
Joycelyn was left with less than $1,000 a month after Wade stopped paying her, and she needs money to pay for her deteriorating health – which is also reportedly preventing her from working.
Wade broke his promise to financially support his son's attempt to become a professional soccer player in Europe, pay his daughter's rent and help her prepare for medical school entrance exams, Joycelyn alleged.
Joycelyn's lawyers even asked a judge to throw Wade behind bars until he pays off the money he owes.
Wade says that since he resigned from his position as special prosecutor following his affair scandal with prosecutor Fani Willis (above), he has no longer been able to afford the payments he agreed to with Joycelyn in January. via REUTERS
Wade and Willis came into the national spotlight when Trump's co-defendant, Mike Roman, denounced them in court filings in January over their romantic relationship and sought to dismiss Willis over alleged misconduct.
Joycelyn then subpoenaed Willis in the divorce proceedings, claiming that Wade skimped on his child support payments while treating Willis to fancy vacations.
However, Willis did not testify in the divorce proceedings after Wade and his wife reached a tentative agreement weeks later.
Judge Scott McAfee said Willis could stay on the Trump case as long as Nathan Wade resigned – which he did that same day. AP
Wade and Willis admitted to having a romantic relationship, but claimed it began after she hired him to lead the Trump investigation. REUTERS
However, the two prosecutors ultimately had to testify in court about their relationship in the Trump case. They admitted to dating for a while, but claimed their tryst only began after Willis hired Wade.
The duo also claimed that they roughly split the cost of their vacation, with Wade paying the bills on his credit card and Willis paying him back her share in cash.
Still, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee said the appearance of misconduct by Wade and Willis was enough for one of them to resign. Wade resigned the same day McAfee made the decision.
Trump and many of his co-defendants are appealing McAfee's decision and asking the higher court to oust Willis from the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals has yet to say whether it will hear the case before trial.
An attorney for Joycelyn did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday morning.
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