Trump co-defendant accuses Georgia prosecutor of lying to court

A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump presented additional evidence to back his claim that one of the prosecutors should be disqualified.

In a court filing on Tuesday, attorneys for co-defendant David Shafer said that special prosecutor Nathan Wade made "false and misleading statements" in his divorce proceedings. Shafer has previously called for Wade and District Attorney Fani Willis to be disqualified.

According to the filing, Wade should be disqualified because he amended responses to written questions from his wife's attorneys.

Wade initially responded "none" when asked to describe any sexual relations or entertainment with members of the opposite sex.

After Wade and Willis were accused of having an affair, the special prosecutor filed amended answers in the divorce proceedings.

"The Plaintiff declines to respond to this interrogatory and asserts his privilege pursuant to O.C.G.A. Sec. 24-5-505," the amended response said.

"As attorneys and officers of the Court, Mr. Wade and District Attorney Willis owe duties of truthfulness and candor to the Court," attorneys for Shafer wrote.

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"[D]efendant David J. Shafer respectfully requests that the Court grant defendant's Motion to Disqualify The District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, and The District Attorney's Office from Further Prosecution of This Action and order that Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, District Attorney Fani T. Willis and her office are disqualified from representing the State of Georgia in this action," the motion concluded.

Willis has denied any conflict of interest in the election interference case.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has scheduled evidentiary hearings for Thursday and Friday.