I disagree with Chuck Rosenberg's assessment of the Fani Willis situation.

[LiberalFighter]

I see nothing so far that warrants Willis stepping down.

[PCIntern]

1. Can't stand his condescending sanctimonious speech

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Privileged White Male Pattern pronunciation.

It not only sounds condescending and sanctimonious, it IS condescending and sanctimonious.

Likely perfected his accent in college by joining the right fraternity.

[LiberalFighter]

2. That Caroline Polisi is full of crap too.

Was she even paying attention?

[Beausoleil]

3. It may be the only way to save the case

If she's found to have lied about the relationnship she could be removed which will tank the whole case.

If she resigns from the case before that, her team can continue.

[dpibel]

6. Where do you get this?

What is the basis for your belief that removal would "tank the whole case"?

Willis' behavior does not change the facts, the evidence, the nature of the charges.

Why would it "tank the whole case"?

[Beausoleil]

8. This has been discussed in the media

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/15/politics/georgia-trump-hearing/index.html

"If Trump and his co-defendants succeed in disqualifying Willis, some inside the DA’s office fear it could derail the entire case, according to multiple sources familiar with their thinking. The sprawling racketeering case still has no trial date, and Willis and her team are keenly aware that the window to go to trial before the 2024 election is rapidly shrinking."

"It’s unclear if another prosecutor in Georgia would even be inclined to take up the case from Willis, given its political and legal challenges."

"If McAfee decides to grant the co-defendants’ motions and remove Willis from prosecuting the sprawling RICO case, under Georgia law the case would automatically be re-assigned to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, a bipartisan collaboration of six district attorneys and three solicitors general from across the state."

It's my understanding that if Willis steps down voluntarily, the case can continue without being reassigned.

[JMCKUSICK]

5. It's the coverup.....

I disagree, i think there is one indisputable issue that is front and center now. It is the dispute in start dates.
Mr. Wade has handled himself as well as can be expected if the facts are not on his side. If they are, he's been eloquent in both his testimony and his desire to protect Ms. Willis, not for secrecy, but gor privacy.
I think it's not going well at all.
I am not a lawyer

[PSPS]

7. LOL. "coverup"

This is just a smear job intended to work in the "court of public opinion." Having a "relationship" with a co-worker has no bearing on a court case that deals solely with the facts of the case. If there were a relationship between those in adversarial roles in the case, that would be something. But this is just a smear job.

[JMCKUSICK]

10. "Cover-up"

What creates the appropriately quote enclosed "cover-up" is not the accusation, it's the response. Either way, in today's world, this is reality and if a lawyer helped them craft their filings, then they better be accurate, and not just technically.
What scares me, is that if they lied, it proves that power creates this arrogance and perception of invincibility is not limited to pervert pastors of politicians lol.
If you are accused of anything, you will have to choose a gight or flight response and Bill Clinton was a perfect example of the flight response. What he did with his lawyers advice only showed how the rich and powerful get to dance around the truth while us regular people get beaten down by it.

[Mz Pip]

9. I'm baffled by this

Why is it an issue what he spent his salary on? Plane tickets aren’t illegal. Having a relationship isn’t illegal.

People at work hook up sometimes. If it’s consensual, what’s the problem?

[Beausoleil]

11. The whole issue is now whether Wade and Willis have lied about the relationship

They said it didn't start until after the RICO case started. Roman's lawyer is trying to prove that the relationship pre-existed the case.

[FBaggins]

14. If there's no problem... Then why lie about it?

Which looks more and more like what occurred

[dsc]

16. The issue is that

if Willis gave him a job with a salary of $90k and he spent $45k on gifts for her, then how is that different from her giving him a job for $90k and him kicking back $45k? That is the theory of the defense's case.

[edisdead]

12. yeah....

Sorry but if she lied she fucked the entire country over.

What a GD disaster.

[hlthe2b]

13. He is sanctimonious (and not just on this)...

It smells of intense controlling levels of misogyny, condescension, and self-righteousness to a fault. Comey projected a lot of that as well.

I don't always dislike hearing from him--sometimes the straight-arrow, just-the-facts manner is reassuring. But, this topic seemingly reveals--or at least suggests-- more about him than I'd wanted to know.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Oh yes. And why is he even providing his views when this is about Georgia law?

[Torchlight]

15. Concern Manufacturers working to sow unsupported doubts and vague uncertainties.

I'm guessing The Farm in St. Petersburg is offering double shifts this week pretending that adults dating warrants the sanctions being asserted.

[elocs]

18. But the hearing is what it is along with its consequences and not what we wish or think it should be. n/t