Trump prosecutors' romantic relationship began years before Georgia election case, witness testifies

• A Georgia judge presiding over criminal charges against Donald Trump is hearing arguments about whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
• The hearing centers on allegations that Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade personally benefited from a romantic relationship.
• Robin Yeartie, a former employee in the District Attorney's Office who described herself as a "good friend" of Willis, testified that the relationship between the two prosecutors began earlier than they had claimed.

A Georgia judge presiding over criminal charges against Donald Trump is hearing arguments Thursday about whether to disqualify the district attorney leading the election interference case against the former president.

The hearing centers on allegations from one of Trump's co-defendants that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade personally benefited from their romantic relationship.

Robin Yeartie, a former employee in the District Attorney's Office who described herself as a "good friend" of Willis, testified that the relationship between the two prosecutors began earlier than they had claimed.

The relationship began in late 2019, shortly after Willis and Wade met at a judicial conference, Yeartie testified.

Willis and Wade have denied that their relationship began prior to November 2021, when Wade became special prosecutor in the case charging Trump and 18 others with trying to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in Georgia's 2020 election.

The timeline is key to arguments over whether the prosecutors' relationship presents a conflict of interest warranting their disqualification from the case.

Wade, following Yeartie on the witness stand Thursday morning, testified that his