Posted on 03/19/2024 9:31:57 AM PDT by CFW
Last week, Judge Scott McAfee issued his opinion on the potential disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her subordinate-slash-romantic partner Nathan Wade from Fulton County’s prosecution of Donald Trump and some 18 other Republicans relating to the 2020 election. McAfee found that there was no actual conflict of interest but did find that there was an appearance of impropriety, and held that Wade, but not Willis, had to resign from the prosecution.
The opinion was wrong on the facts and the law. But Trump and his co-defendants have strong grounds for appeal, and Fani Willis isn’t out of the woods yet. Moreover, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr need to do their job, get over whatever animus they have toward Trump, and indict Willis and Wade on perjury charges.
Factual Errors There were two core factual issues Judge McAfee was charged with resolving. The first was whether Willis and Wade’s romantic relationship began before November 2021, when Willis hired Wade as a special prosecutor. The second was whether Willis had a conflict of interest resulting from Wade paying for vacations for the two of them while he was contracting with Willis’ office.
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Judge McAfee dismissed Yeartie’s testimony as “lack[ing] context and detail.” Perhaps Judge McAfee didn’t bother to reread the transcript of the proceedings that happened in his own courtroom. Yeartie didn’t merely testify to the fact that Willis and Wade’s relationship began in 2019; she testified that she had multiple conversations with Willis about the relationship prior to 2022, and that she observed Willis and Wade hugging and kissing prior to 2022. It’s hard to understand what further detail McAfee expected Yeartie to provide.
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The Gov is looking after the voting block that would drive away…… you know politics.
Brian Kemp may need to ask permission from his handlers, first.
Willis is obviously under protection. Nothing happens to her.
He's on a very short chain.
IF WILLIS does get charged-—HOW MANY PRIOR cases of hers will demand new trials????
Where’s the indictment(s)?
In GA, the Attorney General is an independent elected official. Kemp can’t order the AG to indict or not indict anyone any more than he can order a County Sheriff to arrest someone.
How?
The kind of chain holders who blow up his daughter’s boyfriends car with the boyfriend in it— as a “message”.
Straight out the docks in Savannah (via Xi and his chi-com cargo vessels).
Me Yearties testimony did not lack context or detail
What was lacking was any meaningful rebuttal or impeaching of her testimony
The Willis team promised a forceful impeachment of Yeartie but was unable to produce any
Has Kemp sampled a little “hot chocolate”, he seems very protective!
it IS time. But will it happen? Not without approval!
Black privilege is better than any bullet proof vest.
Kemp is out to Get Trump!
Attorney Ashleigh Merchant is not happy with the ruling by McAfee. Especially since 1) Willis stood in church and said Jesus endorsed her going after Trump thus poisoning the jury pool, and 2)She sat on the witness stand while under oath and called Merchant a ‘liar’ to her face with regards to her affair with Wade.
I suspect Merchant will keep digging and find out more on Fani’s ‘shenanigans’. Fani Willis made it personal.
Say what you will about Megyn Kelly but she has been a great journalist on this case. Here she is yesterday interviewing Merchant. It is a great segment and worth the listen if you have been closely following the case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psKkFVdqgSg
I am greatly disappointed. I really thought this was the Bee again!
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