A recent court filing indicates a discrepancy in the testimony of a crucial witness during Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ disqualification hearing.
The filing, submitted by attorneys representing David Shafer, former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia racketeering case, asserts that Cindi Lee Yeager, co-chief deputy district attorney for the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, would testify to inconsistencies in Terrence Bradley’s statements. Bradley’s testimony differed from what he allegedly told Yeager.
Bradley, identified as the former law partner and divorce attorney of Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor in the Trump case, has been at the center of controversy surrounding allegations of financial and ethical improprieties in Nathan Wade’s prior relationship with Willis. The defense contends that these ties necessitate Willis’ removal from the case.
Throughout a series of hearings aimed at determining Willis’ potential removal, Bradley was summoned to testify on three occasions.
During questioning regarding the details of the relationship, Bradley frequently cited memory lapses, asserting his inability to recall specific information.
However, according to the filing, Bradley allegedly engaged in multiple in-person discussions with Yeager from August 2023 to January 2024, during which he asserted that the relationship commenced after their encounter at a 2019 conference and persisted while Willis campaigned for district attorney.
This contradicts assertions by both Willis and Wade, who testified that the relationship began in 2022 following Willis’ appointment of Wade as a special prosecutor.
In September 2023, while visiting Yeager in her office, Bradley reportedly received a call from Willis, according to Yeager’s account. Yeager alleges that she overheard the conversation, which revolved around an article detailing the compensation received by Wade and his law partners in the Trump case.
“They are coming after us,” Willis allegedly told Bradley. “You don’t need to talk to them about anything about us.”
In the filing, Yeager expressed her ‘concern’ regarding the inconsistency in Bradley’s testimony.
The information Bradley reportedly shared with Yeager aligns closely with what he communicated via text to Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney representing another co-defendant in the Trump case.
When confronted by the defense, Bradley claimed that his messages to Merchant were merely speculative. However, the defense remained skeptical of this explanation.
“Let’s speak the truth here. You’re under oath,” Trump co-defendant attorney Richard Rice told Bradley at a hearing on Feb. 27. “Did you lie to her about any of those details?”
“I don’t recall whether any of it was a lie or not,” Bradley answered.
On the witness stand, Robin Bryant-Yeartie, a former friend of Willis, corroborated that the relationship between Willis and Bryant-Yeartie began in 2019.
Scott McAfee, presiding judge over Trump’s Fulton County case, is anticipated to render a decision regarding Willis’ disqualification within the next two weeks.”