Nathan Wade accepts congressional subpoena after refusing service for nearly a week

The controversies that have surrounded the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump continue apace, with the latest bizarre developments revolving around Nathan Wade, who once worked as a prosecutor on the matter.

As the New York Post reports, Wade, the former paramour of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, was recently served a congressional subpoena after eluding the process for roughly a week.

House panel takes action

It was last Friday that the House Judiciary Committee issued the document designed to compel Wade's appearance for closed-door testimony in the panel's probe of Willis and her case against Trump.

Wade, whose infamous relationship with Willis caused no shortage of difficulty for the D.A.'s efforts against Trump and ultimately forced him off the matter altogether, reportedly declined to accept service of the subpoena for several days.

Finally, however, on Thursday, Wade is said to have made contact with U.S. Marshals and arranged to accept the document once and for all.

The entire scenario was deemed highly unusual by the panel, with spokesperson Russell Dye explaining, “The Judiciary Committee has served over 100 subpoenas this Congress. We have done so, for the most part, without controversy or the need to use the U.S. Marshalls.”

“Nathan Wade's evasion of service is extremely unusual and will require the Committee to spend U.S. tax dollars to locate him,” Dye said days before the standoff was successfully resolved.

Jordan wants answers

As Newsweek reported, it was back in May that Judiciary chair Jim Jordan again demanded that Wade provide documentation previously requested regarding his relationship with Willis.

Jordan explained that there were lingering questions about the source of Wade's financial compensation on the Trump case, noting that his committee “understands that Ms. Willis reportedly compensated you and financed her politically motivated prosecution using a mixture of taxpayer funds, possibly including part of the $14.6 million federal grant funds that her office received from the Department of Justice between 2020 and 2023.”

Jordan went on to explain that his panel possesses jurisdiction over DOJ programs and criminal justice concerns, adding that the committee “is considering potential legislative reforms establishing clear guidelines outlining the permissible uses of federal grant funds,” and therefore his testimony was required.

The subpoena accepted by Wade called on him to appear last Thursday after he refused to turn up for another interview to which he had agreed.

Once the former special prosecutor's testimony is rescheduled, the eyes of the nation will turn to Jordan and his committee to learn whether Wade provides any damning information about Willis and her highly controversial legal pursuit of Trump.