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According to the transcript, Nathan Wade admitted to attending several meetings at the White House during the Trump-Georgia investigation

According to the transcript, Nathan Wade admitted to attending several meetings at the White House during the Trump-Georgia investigation

Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade met with Biden administration staff at least twice during District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump, according to a recently released transcript.

Wade was interviewed last week by House Judiciary Committee staff as part of Chairman Jim Jordan's investigation into the prosecution of the former president.

A grand jury indicted Trump and his allies last year over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

Wade did not disclose the details of his alleged meetings with White House officials, including whether they were in person or remotely, but acknowledged the existence of invoices and other records showing conversations took place.

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Former Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

At one point, the transcript shows that Wade was asked about a line on the invoice that read: “Journey to Athens; Consultation with White House Counsel, May 23, 2022.”

“So when it says 'conference with White House Counsel,' would that mean there was a confrontation with White House Counsel?” investigators asked, according to the transcript.

Wade replied that the semicolon written after “Journey to Athens” represented a separate thought.

The investigator asked, “So if you had billed for a conversation with the White House counsel, would this have happened?”

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Wade responded: “If I billed for a meeting with the White House counsel, that document does not say that this meeting with the White House counsel took place in Athens. That’s not what it says.”

Asked whether the reference to the White House counsel meant he had billed for a conference with such an official, Wade again replied: “Yes.”

Wade later said he couldn't remember details of the meeting, which the minutes read: “Interview with DC/White House, November 18, 2022. Eight hours for $250. Cost $2,000,” the minutes read.

Details he didn't remember included who attended the meeting, possible travel, or who was involved in the planning.

But when asked, “And if you had billed that, if you had billed 8 hours for the DC/White House interview, is it safe to assume that you would have participated in the interview?” Wade replied: “Yes, ma'am.”

It is not clear from the minutes what the meetings were about or whether they were related to Trump.

Andrew Evans, Wade's attorney, pointed out to Fox News Digital that Wade said he had “no specific recollection of these meetings.”

Evans also pointed to another section of the minutes in which Wade said the invoices did not indicate whether the meetings listed were with the Trump or Biden White House and did not specify whether they were the White House or acted with White House officials.

Wade also noted that a meeting with current White House staff was because prosecutors wanted to question people like former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. 340 U.S. 462 (1951) requires prosecutors to consult with government officials before interviewing current or former federal employees,” Evans said.

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Wade said he didn't know or remember information dozens of times throughout the interview.

Wade was brought into the Fulton County investigation by Willis as a special prosecutor, but resigned after it was revealed that he and Willis had begun a romantic relationship that has since ended.

Jordan has been seeking a committee meeting with Wade for months over allegations that both he and Willis benefited from the investigation during their relationship – which both circles have vehemently denied.

Both Willis and Wade have maintained that their relationship had nothing to do with the case and accused Republicans of trying to unduly interfere in the Fulton County investigation.

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Trump was indicted by a grand jury in the investigation of prosecutor Fani Willis in Fulton County. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

One of Trump's co-defendants had asked that Willis and Wade be excluded from the trial, saying their relationship posed a conflict of interest and that they had benefited financially from the investigation.

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A Fulton County judge ruled in March that Willis could remain on the case if Wade was removed. Wade subsequently resigned from the case.

The former special prosecutor was questioned by investigators for more than four hours on Capitol Hill last week.

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