Georgia’s highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others.
Citing an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship Willis had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had hired to lead the case, the Georgia Court of Appeals in December ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case.
“appearance of impropriety” is the entire GOP motto
Didn’t realize that this case was still ongoing, though they might have to just wait it it out for 4 years before they can and prosecute again. Not sure where the legal landscape’s going to be then though
The actual case is on hold until 2029. This is a tangential question of who’s allowed to lead the prosecution, if or when it resumes. More importantly, it’s about punishing an elected black woman, hurting her chances of being re-elected, and disrupting whatever institutional knowledge of the 2020 election case exists.
She fucked this case 9 ways from Sunday. And with it all of us. Such a let down.
I mean, all those things are true, but she did have an undisclosed romantic involvement with the attorney she appointed (and paid) to lead the case. She could have appointed any number of various attorneys to lead the prosecution. I want Trump in jail, but these are the sort of unforced errors and endemic corruption that provide cover for criminals like Trump to exist in the first place.
I think it is still important to point out that “romantic involvement” was ended years prior. It isnt a current involvement and thus shouldn’t be expected to have any impact. Is friendship not allowed? You can only work with and appoint people you dont get along with?
No. Well. It depends on who you believe, but even Willis’ testimony was that they were still dating up until she hired him which would be about a year, maybe a little more. The judge found her and others’ testimony hard to believe.
It’s a ridiculous argument to make but the State pooched itself.
I have not followed the case too closely, because I literally do not care about the salacious details. What matters to me is that the relationship was undisclosed, and because of the scandal, the whole case was fucked. It was one of the best chances to nail Trump to the fucking wall, and it was derailled because of a sex scandal. The irony is dense enough to affect navigational equipment.
If not for the scandal, they would have attacked her for something else. But she made it easy, and we’re all suffering from her incompetence.
It’s not a “sex scandal” unless you make it one. All humans are allowed to pursue relationships with other humans, and then live out their lives if the relationships don’t work out.
They dated long ago, the relationship was long over, and both people moved on with their lives. Why is it relevant to any current case?
I didn’t make it a sex scandal, Republicans did. I don’t care at all who has sex with whom.
It’s relevant because they did not disclose the relationship, and created the appearance of impropriety. Was her ex really the best person for the job? There are quite literally thousands of lawyers who could have done the job. What if instead of an ex, she had given the job and the salary to her nephew? It wouldn’t be as click-baity, but it would have been the same problem. She made a bad decision in a high profile case against opponents who cheat. I feel empathy for the frustration and regret she must be feeling, but I also hold a lot of anger and resentment that she did something so stupid that affected literally every person on earth. It’s not fair that she’s being held to a higher standard, but this is the job she sought, fought for, and claimed to know how to do.
And again, I don’t know that it was over years ago. There was work-related travel where the two of them were alone on the taxpayer’s dime. I’m taking your version of events at face value, and it’s still a serious lapse in judgement.
