[[{“value”:”According to Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee, who is in charge of Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, any allegations made against Fani Willis, the district attorney for that county,” could result in disqualification.”
It claims a relationship that benefited the district attorney financially, especially looking at defendant Roman’s motion. And that’s not longer just a wild guess. According to McAfee, the state has acknowledged the existence of a relationship.
Therefore, the existence and extent of any economic benefit still need to be proven. If there is, if there was one, once more. Consequently. He continued,” I believe an evidentiary hearing must take place to establish the record on those core allegations because I believe it is possible that the defendant’s allegations could result in disqualification.
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NEW: According to the judge in the Georgia legal case against President Trump, Fani Willis could be disqualified based on the reported facts. To establish the record regarding those fundamental allegations, I believe an evidentiary hearing must take place. twitter.com/TkP2nDQAxX
— Greg Price on February 12, 2024 ( @greg_price11 )
According to ABC News:
The remarks were made by Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee during a hearing on Monday to determine whether Willis, prosecutor Nathan Wade, and other witnesses will be required to give testimony on Thursday during the hearing the judge had scheduled to hear arguments on the matter.
Trump co-defendant Michael Roman has subpoenaed Wills and Wade, along with a number of other DA’s office employees, to testify on Thursday. Last month, Roman requested to dismiss the election charges against him and disqualify Willis on the grounds that she supposedly had “personal, loving relationships” with Wade—one of her top prosecutors in the case—that may have led to financial gain for both of them.
Willis later admitted to the relationship in court, but she refuted any allegations of economic conflict of interest, which would have barred her from the case. Roman therefore charged the DA with misrepresenting certain aspects of the relationship, including when it started, in that filing.
According to McAfee, ABC News reported that” I think it’s obvious that disqualification can happen if evidence is produced demonstrating an exact conflict or the appearance of one.”
According to Kanekoa The Great,” The attorney attempting to subpoena Trump prosecutors Fani Willis and Nathan Wade highlights that Wade submitted two distinct sworn statements in independent courts regarding his incorrect relationship with willis.”
BREAKING: The attorney attempting to subpoena Nathan Wade and Fani Willis, two Trump prosecutors, points out that Wade gave two distinct sworn statements in separate courts regarding their inappropriate relationship.
Wade filed for divorce in May 2023, as shown in the picture. RDEv2qyAT2 on twitter.com
— February 12, 2024, KanekoaTheGreat ( @KanekootheGreat )
The Great Kanekoa writes:
Wade claimed he did n’t have any other relationships in a divorce petition in May 2023.
However, both Willis and Wade claimed they had been dating since 2022 in a subsequent sworn affidavit submitted in the Trump case.
Wade changed his divorce court filing, citing the Fifth Amendment, in response to allegations that their relationship was poor.
The attorney said,” We have two declarations in two different courts, both sworn and filed with the court, that say something entirely different.”
” We have a 2023 filing under oath by Mr. Wade claiming he was n’t in an intimate relationship.”
Therefore, starting in 2022, he did have one, according to a filing.
After that, he corrected the inaccurate affidavit that had been submitted in 2023.
Therefore, a conflict judge is unquestionably present.
Fox News reported that Fani Willis ‘ alleged affair allegations will be the subject of an empirical hearing on February 15.
BREAKING: According to judgehttps: //t, Fani Willis may be barred from the Trump RICO case due to an affair with the prosecutor. Co-K5wNihGPOM
— Charlie Kirk, February 12, 2024 ( @charliekirk11 )
According to Fox News:
Roman claimed in court documents filed last month that Wade charged Fulton County for 24 hours of work on a single day in November 2021, not long after being appointed special prosecutor, and that Willis had benefited financially from her reported lover’s padded taxpayer-funded salary by taking opulent vacations on his dime.
Wade, who has no prior experience with RICO or felony prosecution, allegedly charged taxpayers$ 654,000 since January 2022.
Judge McAfee stated on Monday that” the specifics” of Wade’s experience will not be important in the evidentiary hearing, which will be held on Thursday, February 15, adding that, in my opinion, the District Attorney has discretion over whether a lawyer is appointed solely based on their heartbeat and bar card.
The questions “at point,” according to McAfee, are “whether a relationship existed, whether that relationship was intimate or non-romantic in nature, when it formed, and whether it continues.” And the sole reason that matters is that it is combined with the issue of the existence and scope of any specific benefits that may be received as a result of their relationship.
Willis acknowledged having a “personal” relationship with Wade but denied any conflict of interest in his response to the allegations in court. She even argued that a defendant’s case must be negatively impacted by the conflict of interest in order for Georgia law to compel the district attorney to be removed from the case.”}]] [[{“value”:”
Scott McAfee of Fulton County, the judge who is overseeing Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case said that allegations against Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis could “result in disqualification.”
“Specifically, if you look at defendant Roman’s complaint, it alleges that a relationship resulted in financial benefit for the district attorney. This is no longer just a matter for speculation. McAfee stated that the state has admitted to a relationship.
“What remains to be proved is the existence and extent any financial benefit. If there is, then there was. So. “I think that a hearing is necessary to establish the record of these core allegations, because I believe it’s possible the facts alleged by defendant could lead to disqualification,” he added.
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NEW: Judge in Georgia criminal case against Trump says, “I think that it’s possible the facts alleged may result in Fani Willis being disqualified.” I think an evidentiary hearing must occur to establish the record on those core allegations” pic.twitter.com/TkP2nDQAxX
Greg Price (@greg_price11), February 12, 2024
ABC News:
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee said this during an hearing on Monday to determine if Willis, Nathan Wade and others would have to testify in a hearing scheduled by the judge to hear arguments about the matter.
Wills and Wade along with a few employees of the DA’s Office have been subpoenaed by Trump co-defendant Michael Roman to testify on Thursday. Last month, Roman filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him in the election case and disqualify Willis because she allegedly had a “personal and romantic relationship” (or “romantic relationship”) with Wade, her top prosecutor in the election case. This allegedly resulted a financial gain for them both.
Willis’s subsequent court filing admitted the relationship, but denied that she had any financial conflict that would disqualify Willis from the case. Roman accused the DA in the court filing of misrepresenting aspects of the relationship including when it started.
According to ABC News, McAfee stated that it was “clear” that disqualification could occur if evidence was presented demonstrating a real conflict or the appearance thereof.
Kanekoa The Great reports that “the lawyer trying to subpoena Trump prosecutors Fani Willis, and Nathan Wade highlights the fact that Wade submitted two separate sworn statements before separate courts regarding his inappropriate relationships with Willis.”
BREAKING: The lawyer trying to subpoena Trump prosecutors Fani Willis, and Nathan Wade, highlights that Wade has submitted two separate sworn statements before separate courts regarding his inappropriate relationships with Willis.
In May 2023, Wade filed in divorce court… pic.twitter.com/RDEv2qyAT2
KanekoaTheGreat February 12, 2024
Kanekoa The Great wrote:
Wade filed a divorce petition in May 2023 stating that he had no other relationships.
In a recent sworn statement filed in the Trump case both Willis, and Wade, stated that they have been in a relationship for 2022.
Wade changed his divorce filing when allegations about their improper relationship were made. He cited the Fifth Amendment.
The lawyer said, “We have two declarations, both sworn, filed with the court and saying something completely different, in two different courts.”
“We have a 2023 filing by Mr. Wade under oath, stating that he did not have a relationship.”
“Then, we have a filing that states he had one beginning in 2022.”
“And then, after that, he corrected the incorrect affidavit filed in 2023.”
“So, there is no doubt that we have a conflict judge.”
Fox News reported that a hearing to examine the allegations against Fani willis is scheduled for February 15.
BREAKING: Fani Willis may be disqualified from Trump RICO case over affair with prosecutor, ‘evidentiary hearing must occur’: judgehttps://t.co/K5wNihGPOM
Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11), February 12, 2024
Fox News:
In legal filings made last month, Roman claimed that Wade billed Fulton County in November 2021 for 24 hours of work, shortly after he was appointed as a Special Prosecutor. She also claimed that Willis benefited financially from her alleged lover’s taxpayer-funded salary, by taking lavish holidays together on his dime.
Wade, who is a new prosecutor with no experience in RICO or felony prosecution, has billed taxpayers $654,00 since January 2022.
Judge McAfee stated on Monday that “the specifics” of Wade’s experience would not be relevant at the evidentiary hearing which will take place Thursday, February 15. He added, “in my opinion, as long as a lawyer is alive and has a bar card, the District Attorney can make the decision to appoint that lawyer.”
McAfee stated that the “issues at point” are “whether or not a relationship exists, whether it is romantic or non-romantic, when it was formed, and whether it continues.” This is only relevant in conjunction with the question about the existence and extent to which any personal benefit was conveyed by their relationship.
Willis responded to these allegations in a court document and admitted having a “personal relationship” with Wade, but denied any conflicts of interest. She also argued, according to Georgia Law, for a district prosecutor to be removed from a case forcibly, the conflict of interests must be harmful to the defendant’s case.
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