Posted on 05/01/2024 3:32:44 PM PDT by Libloather
Several legal experts have said Fulton County DA Fani Willis could face perjury charges regarding her testimony about her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Willis testified they only started dating after Trump’s indictment, but Trump’s lawyers claim phone records show otherwise.
If proven, Georgia AG Chris Carr, a Republican, could potentially charge Willis, a Democrat.
Trump’s team wants to shift focus from disqualification to potential perjury by Willis.
However, legal experts say Willis’ investigation was meritorious and began long before Wade was hired, rebutting claims she pursued it for financial gain.
Eric Anderson, an attorney at Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae, said, “Given the political climate, I would not be completely surprised if the attorney general, a Republican, acts. Attorney General Carr has shown a willingness to take on elected officials in criminal proceedings before.”
He warned, “When it comes to politics, anything is possible. Unless the alleged perjury is about a fact material to the matter at hand, perjury charges are not likely for a regular witness.”
Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University, suggested Trump’s lawyers are seeking “to shift the question before the court from disqualification to perjury.”
Gillers added, “The judge should focus on the real disqualification question here. Is there any basis to find that Willis chose to pursue the case to generate income for Wade, which he would then use to take her on luxury trips?”
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This stupid broad is an absolute poop stain on the people of Atlanta. They might want to check themselves the next time before they vote.
That could be regarded as the first issue and since that and more is exactly what happened it is worth trying.
The second separate issue, if the phone records are credible, could be whether she lied to the judge regarding the first issue.
She certainly isn't "a regular witness", the relationship she lied about was at the core "of the matter at hand", and she is well-versed in both the law and the particulars of a court proceeding.
Sure she will.
In post-modern America people, even those in powerful positions fear the Left much more than they fear God ... and for good reason. (Along the lines of you can call the President any name you damn-well choose without the likelihood of retaliation; but don't try that with a bureaucrat such as a local building inspector ... whoa, Nellie if you do!)
I think she should.
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