Posted on 02/12/2024 4:52:06 PM PST by bitt
Phoney Willis
I just explained it. She has abused her prosecutorial discretion to further a corrupt scheme-her own. Presumptively all of her decisions, not just her choice in boyfriends, but her choices in whether not to pursue prosecution are driven by the desire to continue her corruption. Therefore her decisions regarding the prosecution are inherently unreasonable. It is a fundamental principal that exercise of discretion must be reasonable.
I can send you a blindingly long set of legal citiations, but since you don't get the point it is likely of no avail. And no I am not an attorney offering legal advice.
Let's try to present a simplified example of how this plays out under the law ...
Scenario #1: Prosecutor finds evidence of a crime and prosecutes it through the office's usual processes. This is how the law is supposed to work.
Scenario #2: Prosecutor takes 95% of her office budget and dedicates it to prosecuting one case. She takes a large piece of that budget and gives it to a friend with the stipulation that there's more where it came from as long as he prosecutes the case. She offers her fat @ss to him for his enjoyment, too ... and tells him that there's more where that came from as long as he prosecutes the case.
The problem with Scenario #2 is that the prosecutor and subordinate have engaged in a business (and personal) relationship that has subordinated the interests of their client. And -- this is important -- under the rules of professional conduct in most jurisdictions (including Georgia), a prosecutor (unlike a trial attorney in a civil case) has the responsibility of a "minister of justice" and not simply that of an advocate. This means the prosecutor has special responsibilities to the defendant(s) in a case that any other attorney does not have in an adversarial proceeding. A private attorney can take on a civil case and get paid on a contingency basis. This is explicitly forbidden for prosecutors.
Fani’s office romance is not the point....the obfuscation of it is.
As Turley pointed out, by denial and subterfuge of the affair, legally,
she is engaging in the same behavior for which she’s prosecuting Trump.
“An unmarried person commits the offense of fornication when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with another person and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.”
OCGA Sec. 16-6-18
“A married person commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.”
OCGA Sec. 16-6-19
It is well settled that neither a court of law nor a court of equity will lend its aid to either party to a contract founded upon an illegal or immoral consideration.
Rehak v. Mathis, 239 Ga. 541 (1977)
If she gets disqualified, the Whitehouse wants a refund.
Can I seems to have hired the Special Prosecutor after their romance began. They have taken multiple vacations together paid for by the special prosecutor. Thus his salary directly benefits his boss.
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It never happened, and I suspect the Georgia judge will be under immense pressure to keep his hands off of Fani Willis (pun intended).
-PJ
Yes it does, because her true motivation in prosecuting Trump was to keep the money spigot open. A case like Trump’s is allowed a much bigger budget and billable hours because of it’s “seriousness” i.e. notoriety.
A regular case against Joe Schmoe wouldn’t rate so much griftable expenses.
When public prosecutors have any financial interest or motive, actual or potential, in filing a case, the entire case is TAINTED.
The financial interest or motive could be the enrichment of themselves, a spouse, child, other relative, close personal friend, etc. If things did not work this way, prosecutors could indict people and hire “outside attorneys”, as a way to steer public funds to cronies and intimates, whether or not kickbacks were involved.
If Fani Willis was in a personal/romantic relationship with Wade BEFORE selecting him to receive $650,000 (and counting) in legal fees, SHE benefits by enriching her own boyfriend. That is all the proof that is needed to throw her off the case and dismiss it. That Wade paid for her airplane ticket or cruise, etc., is not essential (but it does establish that he was spending money on her).
Once Willis is out of office, theoretically other Georgia DAs unconnected to her could obtain indictments from a new Grand Jury and start over. They would do so under a major cloud, and it would be most unlikely anyone else would step up for career suicide.
The issue is not the affair, it's the money involved with the affair. Willis paid Wade significantly more than other lawyers involved, including experts. He then paid for expensive trips with her. Wade's wife has already given up receipts paid by Wade for these trips that have Willis' name on them.
Maybe it can be classified as a “conflict of interest.”
It is a boss-subordinate relationship.
These are effectively banned, in all public companies. Family businesses are completely different.
I don’t know of a governmental department that allows a romantic relationship in a boss-subordinate relationship.
Understood, it just means she and Wade withdraw, get fired, whatever, but the case itself is not affected or diminished, it will just be picked up by new attorneys. A temporary “victory” at best and at worst, the new attorneys may be more focused, experienced, and competent. What then?
I think it would be better if Trump has the opportunity to present evidence of vote fraud before the next election.
Disqualified? Isn’t that kinda like forcing Fani to recuse herself from the case and the case goes on? Fani is removed from this one, but is allowed to go on to crucify some other poor victim. It has nothing to do with any ‘personal benefit’. She hired her lover to help her go after Trump. She is corrupt to the core and should be disbarred at the very least.
And sorry, but disqualification is not a proper recourse. The case is tainted and should be thrown out. In a sane world, it would be. Oh wait. In a sane world, it would never have been brought in the first place. Nevermind.
“Yes, but isn’t that an issue for the county and the state regarding the use of public funds? Fire her for that yes, recover the money, unlikely. But again, it doesn’t affect the case itself.”
Okay, let me spell this out for you: There is no case against Trump. The reason the charges were brought was as a means of facilitating money laundering for the benefit of Fani Willis.
Remove her from the case and there is no case.
And that is my point, her relationship is not tied to the charges. She may be a corrupt prosecutor but office affairs and adultry are nothing new. The county has clear issue with her misuse of funds, she will likely get fired (if they can) or asked to resign.
But I suspect the charges, persecution as they are, will still continue even without her.
I suspect the charges will be withdrawn once Fatti Wallets is removed from office.
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