Fani Willis disqualified from Trump election case by Georgia appellate court
Fani Willis disqualified from Trump election case by Georgia appellate court
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Judges Trenton Brown, Todd Markle and Benjamin A. Land — the three judge panel appointed to review the case... “While we recognize that an appearance of impropriety generally is not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” the order read.
I dunno about you, but I do not feel like Trenton Brown, Todd Markle, or Benjamin Land have restored any confidence in the integrity of these proceedings.
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I'm sure they restored the confidence of Trump though which I'm sure is what matters to them.
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This ought to boost people's confidence in the judicial system.
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We're really speedrunning this whole autocracy thing, aren't we?
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater." - Frank Zappa
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Archive: https://archive.ph/FdFNb
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Ah yes, nothing to see here folks.
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She should have recused herself from the case and handed it over to a colleague as soon as word of the affair became public.
What she should have done is not hire her boyfriend for a high-profile special prosecutor role, or not start dating her high-profile employee, depending on which timeline is accurate. She put one of the most important criminal prosecutions in the history of the country at risk for the sake of her personal life.
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Unless there's something in the laws of GA or Fulton County this doesn't add up. So at worst it's favoritism. Who does that harm? The defendant? Probably not and if anything it could make the prosecution less effective if Willis and Wade spent too much time rekindling their romance or fighting over passed mistakes. Does it harm the taxpayers and citizens of Fulton? Maybe. Investigate! If she skipped over viable alternatives or declined better attorneys because of her relationship then remove Wade and reprimand Willis. If this was a clear violation of her duties she would've been gone months ago. This is all about "inappropriate behavior" and if nobody can point to the affect this behavior has had on the case then their basically punishing her for the affair.
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Does anyone believe that the appellate court would reach the same conclusion for a poor, Black man facing the death penalty?
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ahh yes, a loophole that many poor defendants abuse
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