{"id":9541,"date":"2024-03-15T19:20:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T20:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=9541"},"modified":"2024-03-15T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T21:00:30","slug":"trump-lawyer-blasts-judges-fani-willis-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=9541","title":{"rendered":"Trump Lawyer Blasts Judge\u2019s Fani Willis Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/trump-lawyer-blasts-judges-fani-willis-ruling\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fani<\/p>\n

Judge Scott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump\u2019s Georgia election interference racketeering case, ruled Friday that despite allegations of misconduct, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, can remain on Trump\u2019s case.<\/p>\n

McAfee ruled, however, that Willis must remove legal counsel Nathan Wade, with whom she had an affair and allegedly misused taxpayer dollars for, from the case. Willis could also withdraw from the case, and Wade would then be allowed to remain.<\/p>\n

Willis has been accused of overpaying Wade, whom she has had a romantic relationship with, using taxpayer dollars. Willis hired Wade to work on the Trump case, but the allegations fueled a push to have her removed from the case.<\/p>\n

One of Trump\u2019s lawyers blasted the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile respecting the Court\u2019s decision, we believe that the Court did not afford appropriate significance to the prosecutorial misconduct of Willis and Wade, including the financial benefits, testifying untruthfully about when their personal relationship began, as well as Willis\u2019 extrajudicial MLK \u2018church speech,\u2019 where she played the race card and falsely accused the defendants and their counsel of racism,\u201d top Trump lawyer Steve Sadow said in a statement, according to The Hill.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

McAfee earlier this week threw out a few of the charges against Trump and some of his alleged co-conspirators, but dozens still remain. Overall, Trump faces nearly 90 criminal charges across several states.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether this case ends in convictions, acquittals, or something in between, the result should be one that instills confidence in the process,\u201d McAfee said in the ruling. \u201cA reasonable observer unburdened by partisan blinders should believe the law was impartially applied, that those accused of crimes had a fair opportunity to present their defenses, and that any verdict was based on our criminal justice system\u2019s best efforts at ascertaining the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

McAfee did say there is not enough evidence to prove a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter consideration of the record established on these motions, the Court finds the allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest,\u201d McAfee said in the ruling. \u201cHowever, the appearance of impropriety remains and must be handled as previously outlined before the prosecution can proceed. The Defendants\u2019 motions are therefore granted in part and denied in part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly attacked Willis and the other cases against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe things that took place at the Manhattan D.A.\u2019s office, in conjunction with people from the DOJ put in charge of \u2018getting TRUMP,\u2019 are truly a sight to behold,\u201d Trump wrote on TruthSocial Thursday. \u201cThey illegally withheld thousands of pages of documents. Then you have the really shady \u2018Pomerantz\u2019 issue, and wow, people have never seen anything like this one. This will make Fani and her \u2018lover\u2019 look like small potatoes!!!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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