She would be disqualified if this was Romney who attended the wedding. There are many other people to choose from. Too cozy to be ethically allowed (imo)
I’d say let her moderate, and let it be known that she has these conflicts of interest, and then nail Joe and her both with a bit of Jiu Jitsu, if PR is up to it. Use their coordinated attacks to undo them. It’ll do PR a great credit, that he knows how to handle himself in a brawl when he’s outnumbered, and them great discredit, that they tried to rig the debate and failed. The only thing worse than a corrupt forum is a corrupt forum moderated by a corrupt idiot. It all depends on how strong PR is in the ring.