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2024-12-20 Government Corruption
Georgia Court Removes Fani Willis from Trump Case over Relationship with Special Prosecutor
It’s now official.
[NATIONALREVIEW] An appellate court removed Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis (D) from the racketeering case against President-elect Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
over her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Georgia's court of appeals ruled Thursday that Willis will be removed from the case because of the appearance of misconduct surrounding her relationship with Wade, but did not throw out the case all together.

''While we recognize that an appearance of impropriety is generally not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,'' the three judge panel ruled.

Willis and Wade's romantic relationship drew scrutiny earlier this year after it was revealed that Willis appointed Wade to the high-profile and lucrative special prosecutor post while the two were romantically involved and frequently taking lavish vacations together. Wade paid for the trips, though Willis insists she reimbursed him in cash. Wade stepped down from the case in March after Judge Scott McAfee gave them an ultimatum for one of them to step aside in order to restore integrity to the proceedings.

The proceedings against the former lovers began when Ashleigh Merchant, a defense attorney for one of Trump's co-defendants, accused them of secretly being romantically involved and argued Willis illegally appointed Wade.

Before the Trump case, Wade largely practiced law in areas unrelated to racketeering, to the point where he had to learn about the subject from an expert in Georgia's complex racketeering law, Wade testified earlier this year.
Posted by Fred 2024-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 The second step will be to now show bias and get the whole thing tossed...
Posted by 49 Pan 2024-12-20 12:47||   2024-12-20 12:47|| Front Page Top

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