Hours into within the listening to into the petition to disqualify Fulton County, GA Fani Willis from the Trump RICO case nothing has surfaced that may advantage disqualification.
The Willis listening to has featured a number of tawdry questioning that has nothing to do with the Trump RICO case.
A lot of the testimony has come from Particular Counsel Nathan Wade as he’s being requested about his since ended relationship with Willis.
Harry Litman tweeted an instance of the form of questioning that has typified the day:
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Roman lawyer making an attempt, w/o success, to indicate some lie; however it’s coming off as completely picayune and puritanical
–> give us each element of your romantic relationship. and he is completely protecting his cool.— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 15, 2024
Q: you typically used your associate’s bank card to pay for dinner w/ Ms Willis
A: I’ve by no means used another person’s bank card.
Q: and in case you did use another person’s bank card, you paid them again in money, proper?
A: I’ve by no means used another person’s bank card.— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 15, 2024
That is getting actually tawdry. when did you first communicate to her? when did you first sleep along with her? what number of instances did you communicate in 2022?
once more, what’s the connection to a doable battle of curiosity, or a disqualification of Willis, or an issue with the case?— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 15, 2024
The purpose of the listening to seems to be smear DA Willis. The RICO defendants’ attorneys have been on a fishing expedition and haven’t offered any proof that Willis did something that ought to disqualify her from the case.
Legal professional and authorized knowledgeable Bradley Moss summed it up:
I see loads of questionable private choices, however I’ve but to see something approaching disqualification.
However I’m only a mere DC lawyer. https://t.co/RysC9hx0Us
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) February 15, 2024
The listening to has gone nowhere, and it might be stunning if the choose dominated that Willis ought to be disqualified.
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