Fulton County DA Fani Willis; Special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Fulton County DA Fani Willis; Special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
  • Fulton County DA Fani Willis testified about her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade on Thursday.
  • Defense lawyers in Trump's Georgia election case have accused the two of an improper relationship.
  • Willis said she and Wade would have "brutal" arguments over the fact that she was his equal. 

ATLANTA, Georgia — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that she and the special prosecutor she hired to oversee the Trump case butted heads on gender norms while they dated.

Willis — who raised two kids, ran a private practice, was a judge, and is now a district attorney in one of the largest cities in America — said she is proud to be financially independent and didn't let Nathan Wade pay her way.