Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
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Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
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.
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.
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.
She fucked this case 9 ways from Sunday. And with it all of us. Such a let down.