Mmmm... Department of Redundancy Department is alive after all. <sigh>

I'm listening to Dershowitz, and he seems to think this judge doesn't have the balls (or courage in his words) to rule against Fani. That's certainly disconcerting.

He feels this recent ruling affirms that because it is sort of a cop out. He gives a favorable ruling to Trump in one instance and then another favorable ruling contrary to that.

I respect Dershowitz, but I disagree. He's the expert though, and I'm not even close to his league when it comes to judicial stuff, but I just can't believe this judge will do that. Well I can, but maybe I'm more of an optimist than most. But seriously, this judge will BECLOWN himself if he rules in Fani's favor.

Then again, we live in strange times. Anything is possible.

Tomorrow being today.

https://twitter.com/PhilHollow.../1768449142999957652

Coward.

Georgia DA Fani Willis can remain on Trump election fraud case (if she fires Nathan Wade), judge rules

https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/...yp&utm_medium=social

That is a cowardly act. I still think this works in Trumps favor though. All of this, every last bit, makes the judicial system look like a paid shill for the Democratic machine that is lawfare.

^^^^ True

I was dead wrong about this judge. Most assumed he would rule this way, but I remained hopeful. I'm very disappointed.

Nevertheless, a good take by Megyn Kelly.

https://twitter.com/megynkelly.../1768629777584554238




Before this scandal was unearthed by defense attny Ashley Merchant, things were rolling along for Fani W. She’s now been publicly humiliated and disgraced. Her ethical & legal probs are only just beginning. I’m not at all confident she will try this case v Trump. She will be under multiple investigations by then.
She gets to remain on the case thx to a judge who pulled a cowardly John Roberts. But her probs are only beginning … and getting Wade off of this case is a superhuman feat by the defense. He’s been outed (as has she) as a liar/schemer. So - not entirely what the defense wanted (or deserved) but still Team Trump is in much better shape today than 3 mos ago in GA.

https://www.breitbart.com/poli...fires-ex-lover-wade/

McAfee found the two former lovers only engaged in an “appearance of impropriety,” which should result in Willis leaving her office if Wade is not removed from the case.

“[T]he prosecution is encumbered by an appearance of impropriety,” he wrote. “As the case moves forward, reasonable members of the public could easily be left to wonder whether the financial exchanges have continued resulting in some form of benefit to the District Attorney, or even whether the romantic relationship has resumed,” he continued. “As long as Wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist.”

McAfee ruled the former lovers’ relationship produced no “actual conflict” that would force Willis from the case.

“Without sufficient evidence that the District Attorney acquired a personal stake in the prosecution, or that her financial arrangements had any impact on the case, the Defendants’ claims of an actual conflict must be denied,” the judge found:

This finding is by no means an indication that the Court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the District Attorney’s testimony during the evidentiary hearing. Rather, it is the undersigned’s opinion that Georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices — even repeatedly — and it is the trial court’s duty to confine itself to the relevant issues and applicable law properly brought before it.

so Willis and Wade lied to the court, and the judge ignored it. As inexperienced as Wade is, this means a more experienced prosecutor can jump in. McAfee is indeed a coward. And it is highly likely he will lose the election in November

I also think it might be better to leave Fani on the case as she is a know entity of incompetence, lying, and cheating. She's only going to dig herself deeper into the hole she's made and her words and actions will continue to highlight how wrong the Left is to those that can still think for themselves.

A dismissal would have been preferred but with the judge needing two weeks to come to a obvious decision, well...

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But seriously, this judge will BECLOWN himself if he rules in Fani's favor.

Yes. Coward.

shipwreckedcrew:


Everything done up to this point is tainted by Wade's involvement while having perjured himself and obstructed the family law court in his divorce.

McAfee can't find that didn't happen.

McAfee has only added to the "Clown Show" appearance of everything with his non-decision.

https://twitter.com/shipwreckedcrew

22 years as fed. prosecutor; Def. Attorney for 25+ Jan 6 Defs.

Wow, what a surprise

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Look up the page a bit. What do you see?

Whoops missed that... normally I do look before posting articles n such, this one, fubar'd...

Just wanted to post this for the hilarious headline, I know it has already been covered.


Slap On The Fani: Fulton DA Told She Can Stay On Trump Case If Lover Pulls Out

https://www.zerohedge.com/poli...rump-case-stalls-out

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
I was dead wrong about this judge. Most assumed he would rule this way, but I remained hopeful. I'm very disappointed.

Nevertheless, a good take by Megyn Kelly.

https://twitter.com/megynkelly.../1768629777584554238

You weren't dead wrong. Dead wrong would be if he had brushed all of it aside and let both of these slugs remain in place. It's a split decision.

And though I have not forgiven Ms. Kelly for her behavior towards Donald Trump when she was on Fox, her assessment is spot on:

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Before this scandal was unearthed by defense attny Ashley Merchant, things were rolling along for Fani W. She’s now been publicly humiliated and disgraced. Her ethical & legal probs are only just beginning. I’m not at all confident she will try this case v Trump. She will be under multiple investigations by then.
She gets to remain on the case thx to a judge who pulled a cowardly John Roberts. But her probs are only beginning … and getting Wade off of this case is a superhuman feat by the defense. He’s been outed (as has she) as a liar/schemer. So - not entirely what the defense wanted (or deserved) but still Team Trump is in much better shape today than 3 mos ago in GA.

But, if you look on Twitter or youtube today, you can see that all those predicting a dire outcome feel vindicated that their terminal pessimism was correct. It makes me want to puke. All these people who behave as if they support Donald Trump and have desire for truth to prevail are ignoring the points laid out by Ms. Kelly. If a person has enough of a desire to be right no matter what, they will find a way. It's pointless to bother with such people. They aren't striving to divine the reality of how things are, independent of personal opinion.

Fani Willis is severely damaged goods. Her reputation has been destroyed essentially, except in the eyes of those who would support her no matter what the facts. She is a meme-burdened internet joke, a punch line, both she and her not-too-bright paramour.

People have also forgotten remarkably quickly that several charges were dismissed, and given the reasons they were dismissed, Willis looks even more clumsy and incompetent.

IF this case does manage to go forward, it will be as a battleship, heavily bombed and smoking, listing severely and in danger of sinking at any moment.

But, just try to point out any of this to the squawking parrots and shit-flinging monkeys on social media today.

Y'know, it's funny, I tell my wife that she just wouldn't believe that I, the cynical Complainer in Chief of the household have turned out to be in social interaction online, a shining beacon of hope. In a way, it's been good for me to see the incredibly poor outlooks and attitudes of many people I will never meet in person. It has shown me that despite my tendency towards skepticism, I'm not so bad.

So, let's keep moving forward, and see what tomorrow brings. These sons o' bitches haven't managed to get me down in a long time.

Splitting the baby as they say.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
Splitting the baby as they say.

Not really. The biblical story of Solomon threatening to cut a child in two to resolve a dispute doesn't apply here. He didn't actually follow through on his ruling; he never intended to do so.

What has happened today is a matter of real damage to the Georgia case.

A good point.

Then there is this:

Judge in Georgia slams Fani Willis' 'improper' church speech, 'playing the race card'

In his order, McAfee separately took issue with a speech made by Willis at an Atlanta church in January of this year, when she claimed she and Wade were being scrutinized because of their race.

While Willis later claimed not to be referring to the defendants in her accusations of racism, McAfee warned that such a distinction was not clear.

"In these public and televised comments, the District Attorney complained that a Fulton County Commissioner 'and so many others' questioned her decision to hire SADA Wade. When referring to her detractors throughout the speech, she frequently utilized the plural 'they.' The State argues the speech was not aimed at any of the Defendants in this case. Maybe so. But maybe not. Therein lies the danger of public comment by a prosecuting attorney," McAfee wrote.

The judge found that Willis's reference to "so many others" in her speech at the church left ambiguous who she was accusing of racial motivations — coming dangerously close to compromising the case.

He went on to complain about the district attorney's own continued references to the race of individuals involved in the case.

"More at issue, instead of attributing the criticism to a criminal accused’s general aversion to being convicted and facing a prison sentence, the District Attorney ascribed the effort as motivated by ‘playing the race card,'" McAfee wrote. "She went on to frequently refer to SADA Wade as the ‘black man’ while her other unchallenged SADAs were labeled ‘one white woman’ and ‘one white man.’ The effect of this speech was to cast racial aspersions at an indicted Defendant’s decision to file this pretrial motion."

Despite finding Willis's speech "legally improper," McAfee ruled that the questionable statements regarding race did not deny the defendants "opportunity for a fundamentally fair trial."

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
I'm listening to Dershowitz, and he seems to think this judge doesn't have the balls (or courage in his words) to rule against Fani. That's certainly disconcerting.

He feels this recent ruling affirms that because it is sort of a cop out. He gives a favorable ruling to Trump in one instance and then another favorable ruling contrary to that.

I respect Dershowitz, but I disagree. He's the expert though, and I'm not even close to his league when it comes to judicial stuff, but I just can't believe this judge will do that. Well I can, but maybe I'm more of an optimist than most. But seriously, this judge will BECLOWN himself if he rules in Fani's favor.

Then again, we live in strange times. Anything is possible.

It's not uncommon for a party to lose on all kinds of pre-trial, procedural, evidentiary matters and then ultimately win big. This can also nullify significant issues on appeal for the party that won on these matters in the course of the trial, only to lose in the end, i.e. win all the little battles and lose the war.