Posted on 02/17/2024 2:27:50 AM PST by RoosterRedux
The second and final day of a court hearing of evidence in allegations that Georgia prosecutor Fani Wills had an "improper" affair with her colleague has concluded, but the judge will still review testimony in a closed-door meeting.
After a bombshell admission by the defense's key witness, Terrence Bradley, who avoided answering certain questions citing attorney client privilege, Judge Scott McAfee said he would hold an "in-camera" meeting with Bradley to determine if his privilege assertions are accurate.
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Bradley had refused to answer some of the questions asked by defense counsel about what he knew about Wade and Wills’ relationship and when he knew, citing attorney client privilege. Bradley, for a brief time, was Wade’s lawyer during his divorce, which was finalized in 2023.
But Bradley admitted that a large reason he left the law firm was because an employee at the firm accused him of sexual assault, though he denied the allegation. He also indirectly admitted that he paid the employee who accused him.
This is significant because earlier in his testimony Bradley testified that the reason he left the firm was related to Wade's divorce proceedings, and therefore covered by attorney client privilege.
Judge Scott McAfee said that Bradley's admission re-opens questions about what Bradley refused to answer about what he knew about Wade and Fani Willis' romantic relationship and when he knew. Bradley refused to answer citing attorney client privilege.
"Mr. Bradley previously testified that the reason he left the firm was totally and completely covered by privilege. When asked by the state, he went into a factual scenario that, to my mind, I don't see how it relates to privilege at all. And so now I'm left wondering if Mr. Bradley has been properly interpreting privilege this entire time," the judge said.
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If the judge decides that Bradley and Wade’s “attorney-client privilege” is out the window, this trial will pivot entirely to all that Bradley knows. And given his insider view of things and how desperate Willis and Wade are to stop him, he must know an awful lot more than Robin Yeartie, Willis’ former “good friend” and past employee at the DA’s office.
Final take aways? Both Nathan and Fani are low IQ morons.
Political nitroglycerin.
I heard the judge was working for Fani before becoming a judge. This whole thing stinks and is a s### show and fani will come out on top because she is a DEI arrogant back women with a big mouth and attitude and no one will comfront here head on
That's what has been reported. The language used to describe that situation is that Judge McAfee "worked under" Fani (whatever that means).
But that doesn't mean that the judge likes Fani or is prejudiced in her favor.
Given Fani's reputation for arrogance and financial shenanigans (she fired her good friend when she blew the whistle on the DA office's abuse of Federal funds--See Robin Yeartie), the judge may be exactly what's needed to bring Fani to justice.
Excellent point. And Fani Willis? Shows George Soros will go to the bottom of the barrel to find his scum of the earth types. This is the woman who has the right to take down a former President of the United States? Lawfare and democrat filth... what a combination. Lucky dems have the MSM in their pocket.
It doesn’t look he worked for Fani after she was elected DA.
He left in 2019 to work as a fed assistant attorney, then as GA IG and then appointed to fill the vacancy of a retiring judge.
I would divide this up:
1. Wade wants women who pay him for lust in the off-hours.
2. Willis pays men, typically more than $1k for service-act.
3. Willis seems rather gifted...maybe to the 9th grade level of speech and thought analysis.
4. Wade and his former partner...seem tangled up on relationships/women.
5. Finally, this 5 AM talk that Willis said where some white guys came into her Atlanta neighborhood upon winning the election stuff and yelling racism comments. I sat and thought...what idiot white guys would go and drive around 4AM in Atlanta neighborhoods to be all Klanned-up?
I hope someone is writing this for a movie script.
My BILs best friend works “under “ George Gascon as an LA County prosecutor. Just one of 1000 of them
And he’s the Trumpiest guy I’ve ever met
Willis has blown this with her own arrogance and hubris.
After her insane testimony and abuse of power, the Judge has a lot less leeway
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The judge let her get away with blathering irrelevancies rather than answering questions. An unbiased judge would have stopped her. I think he will let her off the hook.
The judge is young and Fani was arrogant beyond belief and out of control. I think it is more likely that the judge was shocked by her performance and at a loss for what to do.
He shortly thereafter called for a recess (probably so he could collect himself).
The judge might, after an "in camera" (private and in chambers) conference to discuss Bradley's claim of attorney-client privilege, permit/require Bradley to spill the beans on Fani and Wade.
Or maybe, djpg, he was letting her dig the hole a bit deeper?
Not sure...
Her arrogance was on full displey, beginning with the bullish way she stormed the courtroom. She was on the named witness list, I believe. She should not have been listening to the testimony, per Court instructions. But, it certainly appeared that she was fully aware and that is what drove her to interrupt the court proceedings.
If the judge determines in his closed door interviews that there was no attorney/client privelege surrounding the Bradley testimony, it seems to me the judge is even more pushed to disqualify both Willis and Wade, and force this case out of the Fulton County DA’s office all together.
But, we will see...it’s dhimmicrap politics, after all.
Thx for that clarification. That is my understanding too.
DEI slut takes down the most popular president in American history?
I hope someone is writing this for a movie script.
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“the Real Lawyers of Hotlanta”?????
I am guessing that the in camera hearing must have been what really terrified the prosecution.
Keep in mind this was a defense witness that absolutely did not want to testify. It was bewildering because I was watching the hearing and felt that the aggressive thrusts by the various defense attorneys had all failed to penetrate the attorney client privilege protections. It seemed as if Bradley would be released without giving up the Fani.
But then the prosecution pillaged Bradley and laid him bare before the judge as not being a credible witness. The defense objected that the prosecution had even exceeded the boundaries allowed under Rule 608b.
The defense table popped champagne as they realized that what the defense failed to achieve over the two days with this witness had been accomplished in 7 minutes of cross by the prosecution.
The judge commented that he and Bradley would have to explore the matter further to discern if Bradley would be allowed to claim attorney client privilege as broadly as he had done.
I would encourage everyone to smoke ‘em if you got ‘em because this was not the ending. It is just an intermission.
Did I hear this correctly: Bradley received a phone call while he was on the stand that was interpreted by defense counsel as a threat not to testify against Fani and Wade.
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