Via Acyn:
Jones: How much does Ms. Willis make?
Merchant: $200,000 something a year
Jones: So your argument is a person that makes $200,000 a year is actually setting up prosecutions to go on a trip that costs $3500?
#FaniWillis #Georgia
georgia
Siiiiiggghhh.
Via Anna Bower:
Fulton County District Attorney #FaniWillis argues that #Trump and his co-defendants have not met their burden of showing a disqualifying conflict of interest.
In a new filing, Jeffrey Clark says that Willis has a "half-dozen" conflicts of interest warranting her disqualification.
Clark also alleges that Nathan Wade "obviously lied" under oath—and that Willis "ratified" his perjury by not correcting it. #Georgia #legal
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24461327-clark-reply-to-state-supp-brief
As for #Georgia legis witch hunt (yes, I used that word): 1/...
Via CNN's Zachary Cohen:
This has gone pretty much how you’d expect so far.
Important to remember this is not an adversarial process & you are only going to hear Merchant’s side of the story today.
Committee certainly giving her a platform to do that.
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#BREAKING
“#Georgia judge ruled Friday that #FaniWillis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against #Trump and several co-defendants — with one major condition.
Judge Scott McAfee found "appearance of impropriety" brought about by Willis's romantic relationship with Nathan Wade should result in either Willis and her office leaving the case - or just Wade, who she'd appointed to head the case” 1/…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fani-willis-trump-georgia-rcna139810
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👀👀 Via Hallerman:
Notable development at the Fulton Ethics Board ⬇️
David Wickert:
The Fulton County Board of Ethics will NOT hear two #FaniWillis complaints. Board apparently has determined it does not have jurisdiction over Willis, a state constitutional officer. #gapo #Georgia
Wut. 1/…
“Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against #Trump. But the order leave intact many other charges in the indictment and the judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed.” #Georgia #legal #TrumpIndictment
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📌“Fulton County judge says #FaniWillis disqualification ruling 'should be out tomorrow'
"These kind of orders take time to write," the judge said. “No decision of mine will be based on politics.” #Georgia
Via Anna Bower: 1/...
#Trump’s #Georgia attorney, Steve Sadow, in response to a question about potential options to disqualify #FaniWillis following Judge McAfee’s ruling:
“Our first #legal option is to ask the Court to permit a pre-trial appeal of his disqualification order.”
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Say it with me: Everything out of their mouths is a lie and/or projection/confession.
“A judge ruled that the Georgia Republican Party’s first vice chairman, Brian K. Pritchard, violated state election laws when he voted 9 times while serving probation for a felony check forgery sentence”
Judge rules #Georgia #Republican Party vice chairman voted illegally https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-judge-rules-that-republican-brian-k-pritchard-voted-illegally/M4A27QQNQJDW7MTI66MRF5B4EQ/
Fmr #Trump atty #JohnEastman plans to appeal his #disbarment.
His lawyer says it's unfair Eastman should have to fight #criminal charges in #Georgia w/o being able to earn money as a #lawyer to pay his #legal bills.
This is like a convicted drug dealer saying it’s unfair he can no longer sell crack because he has to pay his lawyer.
Ridiculous.
#law #TrumpCoup #ElectionInterference #MAGA = #MakingAttorneysGetAttorneys
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468
Via Tamar Hallerman:
Breaking: #Trump & 8 other defendants in Fulton election interference case appeal ruling that allowed #FaniWillis to stay on case
They argue, among other things, that Judge McAfee erred when he determined Willis didn't have personal stake in the case
The appeal isn't a surprise-- defendants asked McAfee for permission to appeal, which he granted earlier this month.
It's not [sic... now?] up to #Georgia Court of Appeals to decide whether to take up the appeal #legal
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💪🏼“2 weeks after Fulton County DA #FaniWillis survived a bid by defense lawyers to have her disqualified from #Georgia election interference case, she has all but taken over the case personally, focusing intensely on legal strategy and getting her team in fighting form for trial.
In signif move along these lines..Willis has decided to play a leading courtroom role herself in the sprawling conspiracy case against #Trump & 14 co-defendants” #legal
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fulton-county-da-fani-willis-trump-case-georgia/
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Voters ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case arguing that #Georgia's at-large method for electing members to its public service commission violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. #SCOTUS https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-voters-bring-public-service-commission-elections-case-to-us-supreme-court/
Via Anna Bower: 1/...
In Fulton County, Mark #Meadows asks Judge McAfee to hold an evidentiary hearing on his motion to dismiss based on Supremacy Clause immunity.
The request raises the possibility that Meadows could take the stand in #Georgia for a second time—this time with cameras in the courtroom. #legal
#WompWomp 1/…
Via Anna Bower:
NEW: Judge McAfee denies #Trump's efforts to throw out criminal charges in Fulton County on First Amendment grounds.
Read the order: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24531545-order-on-first-amendment. #legal #Georgia
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⏳ Via Tamar Hallerman:
#Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss two more felony counts against him in the Fulton County election interference case, arguing the alleged criminal conduct has to do with federal, not state, law #Georgia #TrumpIndictment #legal
“#Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake #Trump Elector
#FaniWillis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified from pursuing the case against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, but another prosecutor said he would now take it over.” #legal
Via Democracy Docket:
BREAKING: 11th Circuit allows #Georgia to hold public service commission (PSC) elections using a system that a lower court ruled harms Black voters and violates the Voting Rights Act. Georgia has not had a PSC election since 2020 due to ongoing litigation.
WTF.
Via Anna Bower:
NEW: The #Georgia Court of Appeals will take up #Trump’s immediate appeal of lower court order that declined to disqualify Fulton County district attorney #FaniWillis. #legal 1/…
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Via Greg Bluestein:
“Stay tuned,” says state Sen. Bill Cowsert, who is leading a Senate investigation of DA #FaniWillis, of his plans to subpoena her to testify before his committee. He also says he’s expecting “insiders” from her office to testify. #Georgia
Via Tamar Hallerman:
This came after committee's GOP chair said he would subpoena Willis if she did not voluntarily testify.
The panel is probing whether Willis misused any public funds during her relationship with former spl prosec Nathan Wade
Rob DiRienzo:
DA #FaniWillis says she will not testify before the GOP-led #Georgia senate investigative committee: "I will not appear to anything that is unlawful," adding. "I'm sorry that folks get pissed off that everybody gets treated evenly."
Georgia GOP vice chair booted for illegally voting 9 times as a convicted felon. He was convicted for felony check forgery in the past.
Voter fraud aside, the GOP voted him is as vice chair in 2023, the number two spot, knowing he had been convicted of a $38,000 bad check forgery scheme, where he knowingly deposited bad checks into his construction business. #USPol #Georgia
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Hallerman:
A GOP member of the #Fulton elections board refuses to certify primary election results unless given access to detailed voting data, in a move that Democrats worry could jeopardize certification of November’s general election results. #Georgia
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/republican-member-of-fulton-elections-board-wont-certify-primary-results/IDYT7CZVMZAJXHDAADS7G6JNT4/