Fani Willis

[H2O Man]

A couple of things: first, watch her on the witness stand. She is telling the Truth. Second, don't take the media's word on this. They aren't in the business of selling the Truth. As Malcolm X often said, if you believe the media, you'll be carrying an umbrella on a sunny day, and getting soaked when it rains. (Malcolm told the Truth.)

Think for yourself.

[SoFlaBro]

1. The shitty MAGA lawyers are gonna get this crammed where the sun don't shine.

[H2O Man]

3. One of my uncles,

who was a detective, told me to never argue with an attorney when I was on the stand. My employment made for me being on the stand many, many times. In this case, Fani Willis is not engaged in an argument. She is knocking the stuffing out of the opposition. I am so impressed!

[SoFlaBro]

10. She is working ever single one of these piece of shit MAGA turds they put in front of her.

[H2O Man]

13. I have never

seen anyone do what she is doing today. Never. This is intense.

[SoFlaBro]

22. Whack-A-MAGA, fuck these MAGA turds

[calimary]

67. And she remained cool as a cucumber, throughout.

It was amazing, and impressive as all-get-out!

[H2O Man]

91. For sure!

I think she knew she had a large audience, and that she had the opportunity to speak the Truth. And she delivered.

[H2O Man]

92. For sure!

I think she knew she had a large audience, and that she had the opportunity to speak the Truth. And she delivered.

[erronis]

45. At least they'll get the shinola for their fancy pointy-toed shoes.

(Ask me if this is too obtuse.)

[LiberalFighter]

2. I have no doubt she is telling the truth.

The Trump related attorneys keep asking the same questions over and over. Sometimes getting really explicit when not relevant.

[H2O Man]

4. Right!

They are in over their heads with this lady!

[vanlassie]

104. They're shitty attorneys.

[Funtatlaguy]

5. She has been extremely impressive today.

Fighting for her reputation and career.

[H2O Man]

8. I agree!

I've never seen anyone do what she is doing today.

[hlthe2b]

6. As a woman watching this, I'm damned near ready to reach through the tv and throttle

some of those a'hole "lawyers"...

I can't be as furious as she must be, but damned near. This is an orchestrated attack on her that would not have occurred with a white male Lead Prosecutor. NEVER. The salacious suggestions and outright inferences are clear--as is their intent.

[H2O Man]

11. Exactly!

You hit the nail on the head! This is a historic day. No matter what the outcome, the Democratic Party needs to put this right up there with the attack on Roe et al.

[Attilatheblond]

32. Thinking this attack on Fani Willis is by fools who didn't learn from Giuliani's ass whoopin from Miss Ruby and Shae

Trump's Retribution Army sure do think it's OK to go after competent black women armed with the righteousness of knowing they were just doing their jobs. These exercises of whipping the uncooperative black women is gonna cost the lot of them.

It's pretty obvious that the only people afraid of standing up to Trump are the white guys in the suits up on the Hill.

[erronis]

48. Poor little lily-whites. Bless their souls.

I'm sure people like Lindsey and Johnson and the rest of the confederates are quaking in their boots worried about the donald and his retribution tour.

[H2O Man]

93. Many years ago,

my late friend Rubin Carter told me that intelligent people learn from others' mistakes, most of us must learn from our own, and fools never learn.

[AbnerBunny]

36. Also a woman watching this farce.

The anger and frustration aside, I really want to reach through the screen and shake her hand. She is an inspiration for women-especially women of color-and her courage and knowledge are evident. I could never maintain that level of poise for as long as she has. Hillary Clinton 2.0!

[hlthe2b]

42. I agree.

[appleannie1]

69. "And please don't yell at me" In the best polite way as possible.

[housecat]

88. "Don't yell at me" made my toes curl. What a brilliant tigress

[H2O Man]

94. A thing of beauty!

Words can be powerful!

[bdamomma]

106. Fani is just telling the

truth, I loved when she said she takes care of herself monetarily. And the only person was her father that supported her. I think many of us women were told that in the past to be independent. I know I was.

[MontanaMama]

112. My dad raised me that way as well.

He told me that it was important that my sister and I knew we could make our own way in the world without a man. My dad worked at the Forest Service as a diversity training specialist in personnel back in the seventies and early eighties. He never ever made me think I wasn’t capable of great things.

[bdamomma]

114. We never forget

their words of wisdom. Just makes us better people.

[malaise]

7. Well stated and needed

thanks

[H2O Man]

16. My phone has

been ringing non-stop. Fani Willis has been setting the record straight. I had great respect for this lady before, but it has grown so much today.

[bdamomma]

55. Reading posts here

I'm glad Fani Willis is doing well, a strong woman she is. Letitia James is another strong woman. They know their stuff. Not like Alina Habba, not too knowledgeable in her profession.

[H2O Man]

95. Definitely!

I live in NYS, and I have great respect for Ms. James!

[spanone]

8. K&R

They are selling salacious H E A D L I N E S

[H2O Man]

17. As an old man,

seeing her telling the Truth has made me so happy! I love hearing her say, "That's a lie"!

[spanone]

23. She's amazing...

This is like watching a lynching.

Asking for her bank records? This is insanity.

[H2O Man]

24. There is no

level too low for them to go. I think the judge sees it.

[spanone]

31. The Judge appears to be a fair man.

There are a lot of Bozos on that Legal Bus..

[sellitman]

108. I hope you are right

She deserves better than this.

tRump has a way of making me hate him and his minions more every day. I didn't think this level of hatred could get worse, but it does.

[malaise]

41. Seriously

Rec

[spanone]

43. How many damn lawyers get to question her?

Fucking trmp lawyers

[H2O Man]

96. In a way,

the more the merrier. Willis spanked all of them, and showed how their charges are a shallow pool of lies.

[spanone]

102. After I posted this, I had the same thought.

It was one clown after another....

[nbsmom]

12. These attorneys are SO GROSS

Fani Will has had to ask the attorney not to yell at her several times. WTAF

[H2O Man]

18. Right!

That's all he's got -- yelling to feign significance. She has handled that extremely well!

[3catwoman3]

80. Stupid people confuse excessive vocal volume with being knowledgeable ...

...and authoritative. We should call it the Gym Jordan Syndrome.

[H2O Man]

97. Very good!

The last resort when you know you are losing is to yell. If you are right, there's no need. Perhaps being humiliated on such a stage added to that excessive vocal volume!

[appleannie1]

72. In her most, quiet, ladylike voice,

while he is standing there yelling like a bully. Her manner making him look even worse by comparison. Perfect

[H2O Man]

98. Quiet and ladylike,

firm and strong.

[BeyondGeography]

14. She's upsetting all the right people

Trumpers don’t want this to go the full 12 rounds:

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=UDtLaS-w7g67AF4Q2Xb1mg

[H2O Man]

19. Interesting.

Not surprising. I think the maga crowd wishes that Judge Julius Hoffman was above dirt to have her bound & gagged.

[erronis]

49. Related to causing good trouble. Standing your ground because you are right.

Those that attack her are showing their own weaknesses. We have to fight back to defeat them.

[DC77]

76. The judge will make that decision, not

this twat. He decides when he has enough evidence. They don’t believe in the legal system anyways and want a judge-jury-executioner type dictator.

[pandr32]

15. Agreed.

It's a hit job, and you can bet it won't be the last one.

[H2O Man]

20. Exactly right.

It's not the first, and won't be the last.

[Codifer]

21. I got sum questions.

"Ms Willis, did you at any vague time in 2021 ever watch a rerun of 'Dobie Gillis' with Mr. Wade?"

"Ms Willis, did you ever look at any yellow flowers at any random time in 2022?"

Gawd, I could be a lawyer on team dumbass.

[H2O Man]

27. I almost

passed out laughing so hard reading this! I am going to read your post to family & friends calling me! Thank you so much!

[Codifer]

28. We should have a contest.

DU could come up with some really good ones.

[DaBronx]

79. I laughed right through my nose!

[DaBronx]

78. Hysterical

Some more:
“Ms. Willis, at any time did you request mayonnaise on a sandwich at the same time that Mr. Wade may have ordered ketchup?”

“Ms. Willis, do you recall whether you drank Pepsi at any time during your tenure in Atlanta? Did you pay cash for the Pepsi? Did you switch to Coke for fear of retribution? Did you receive a benefit from the switch? Did Mr. Wade ever pay for the Coke? Finally, did you reimburse him for the Coke?”

[Ohioboy]

25. I'm at the part where the MAGA lawyers keep asking the same question

You can feel the frustration of the MAGA lawyers. They seem to realize the reason she had to leave her home was because of threats by their very client.

[H2O Man]

30. Yes!

That is such an important point! They keep asking it, and she adds clarity every single time.

[appleannie1]

75. Clear down to

"The house I paid for with my own hard earned money and that I am not even living in today because of the threats and people calling at 3 in the morning". I loved it when she called out their lies by saying "These are all lies" and you could tell she meant every word.

[dmr]

26. I like her ... a whole lot!!!

She is authentic. Truly.

Today in court is a waste of time. This is just another MAGAT Tactic.

I'm listening to her right now, and I gotta say: I love ❤️ Fani Willis! She is a role model and an inspiration to all women and young girls.

[H2O Man]

34. Absolutely!

At my age, I'm not a "fan" of anyone, and do not have "heroes." Haven't in many decades. But I just might have to reconsider that after today!

I definitely agree 100% about her as a role model. I think she has a lot to offer to all good people.

[Saoirse9]

29. My husband and I had this discussion earlier today

He wanted to give me a blow by blow of what was being said on the news about the hearing. I told him to keep it to himself. I am only interested in the outcome, not the opinions of thew "news" people who are selling their opinions as if they are facts.

Fani is killing it.

[H2O Man]

35. She is amazing!

You know that I have followed many, many court cases since the 1960s. Fani Willis is doing something special that I havenever witnessed before.

[Saoirse9]

46. She's tough

And she is very pissed off. I love her now. My Shero.

[Ponietz]

33. This question presents itself:

WTF do good people believe anything from their mouths? Disappointing to see so many here writing her off before the hearing even started.

[H2O Man]

37. Great point!

I think it is likely that those who were engaging in hand-wringing believe the media, which attempts to peddle anxiety. I do not discount that others may have a different agenda.

[Ponietz]

61. racism plays its role as usual

[SoFlaBro]

39. They heard some hair-on-fire horseshit on MSNBC then ran the fuck around like chicken little with the hand-wringing.

[Evolve Dammit]

38. The wrong people are on trial here. Typical American blind justice.

[H2O Man]

40. I agree.

But I do think Fani Willis has put the right people on the hot seat today.

[MustLoveBeagles]

44. K&R

[H2O Man]

99. Thank you!

[Bev54]

47. Her holding cash in her house, I totally get, I have done that most of my adult life.

My mother was stuck with my Dad as she had no financial means to leave and in those days and where we lived there was not help. I have always paid my share of everything even when married and made my own money. I always kept cash in case I needed to leave and although I live on my own I still do, not as much and now it is more for if the machines go down etc (they have a few times). I may not hold as much as she did but then I never made that kind of money, it was longer ago.

[erronis]

50. Hi, Bev54 - not sure this is the right thread.

I have read several of your posts and know a bit about your problems and truly sympathize. Perhaps you could move this to a different thread?

[Bev54]

52. They are not my problems, they are my childhood. I learned not to be dependent on anyone but myself

I was just trying to show that I totally understand Fani Willis keeping cash around because I learned to do the same thing.

[erronis]

59. Thank you for gently letting me know that I didn't understand.

Your comment seems totally appropriate now.

[obamanut2012]

63. Why are you gatekeeping that poster?

I was really surprised to see you dressing her down, because she didn't do anything.

Why?

[obamanut2012]

64. Do not apologize for posting this!

You did nothing wrong.

[H2O Man]

100. Right!

It is something that I'll speculate a lot more of us are familiar with, including those of us with far less cash on hand, from the same general life lessons. I loved that she attributed this to her father, too.

Years ago, my wife & I rented an old farmhouse. The previous resident was replacing boards on a side porch, and found rusty cans with lots and lots of silver coins in them. It was worth enough that they were able to buy their own house.

[yardwork]

105. Yes, many people keep cash on hand.

Lots of people have valid reasons for having and using cash. There's nothing unusual or suspicious about it.

[Emile]

51. The mint should put Fani Willis on a new quarter!

[MichMan]

58. No living person can be placed on currency

[Emile]

60. That's a damn shame because she is a good role model.

[Warpy]

53. If your client is guilty as sin, slut shame the prosecutor

That's all this is.

[calimary]

54. Btw, that's a great quote!

I’m gonna use it in one of my Indivisible group’s Call to Action emails. Those emails always begin with a quote.

[mcar]

56. All those smug, white (mostly) men

Looked like complete fools trying to imply that this strong Black woman was being kept by a sugar daddy.

[sarchasm]

57. KnR!

[Uncle Joe]

62. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread H2O Man

[mountain grammy]

65. I watched/listened to an hour of her testimony

TRUTH!! And, please correct me if I’m wrong.. the judge was keeping it honest, in other words, on her side.

[appleannie1]

66. She is absolutely telling the truth and then some and I think by the end of today, the judge was getting enough of them

trying to paint her as some kind of free and easy woman that sleeps with every man that comes into her life. And she was not having any of it.

[MagickMuffin]

68. Grill Baby Grill, although it appears Fani Willis is doing the grilling

More charcoal briquettes, coming right up!

[OHSTGA]

70. Hello

Just joined, been a lurker for 20 years. I voted Republican until Obama's first term. Didn't like that he didn't fulfill and abstained from voting that year. Couldnt stand at the time for stupid reasons Clinton and couldnt stand Trump so abstained again foolishly. After about a year I loathed Trump and by the end of his term I wont say what I was thinking. I hope Fani can continue her righteous prosecution of this carnival barking clown. I hope I can continue to contribute to this community in the future.

[KS Toronado]

73. Hello back, welcome to DU

[OHSTGA]

74. Thank you

Thank you

[calimary]

81. Hey! Welcome to DU, OHSTGA!

Glad to make your acquaintance!

I thought Fani held her own like a champ today. Toward the end there, it sounded like plenty of folks in that courtroom were ready to call a halt to the proceedings, especially the lame performance by that last trump-side lawyer. He kept trying to put questions into the record that the judge repeatedly reminded him had already been asked.

I’m not a lawyer, but it seems to me that wasting everybody’s time revisiting issues that had already been thoroughly examined left the judge rather unimpressed. Looked like a big fat fail to me. I actually enjoyed that!

[marble falls]

83. Lurked for twenty years and voted Democratic once?

[OHSTGA]

85. Yes

Yes. I will never vote Republican again.

[OHSTGA]

89. Yes

Voting Biden down to whomever is the (D) running for dog catcher in November.

[niyad]

71. KNR

[onecaliberal]

77. Why would I trust the fascist media in this country:

They are fucked. They support a rapist.

[prodigitalson]

82. no matter what happens it's not going to make all his indictments go away

so he can forget that

[llmart]

84. This will probably be the hundredth time I say this on DU but...

it is going to be the women that take this f***er down one way or another. He is terrified by strong women who aren't intimidated by him. In fact, when all is said and done, I'll bet even Melania torches him one way or another eventually, not that I care about her circumstances one iota.

I just love how Fani owned that courtroom today!

[spanone]

87. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[TSExile]

90. Don't forget...

Barron turns 18 in just over a month (March 20th). What's the over/under that she splits once her kid is of age?

As for those shysters...
https://m.

[MontanaMama]

113. +1

It WILL be women that take him down. I love that a few of these warriors are women of color.

[Bluethroughu]

86. I do not undetstand why this is a fishing expedition into

Her personal life and finances?

She has a budget to use in her office, she is doing so legally. She had a friendship with a colleague that turned personal for a short time, but she has been so successful the right-wing nutters are coming out to have her removed over a dinner that she reciprocated by paying the next meal with someone she was dating. Outside of work.

She's doing an excellent job, and she'll win, and trump will lose to a SUCCESSFUL BLACK WOMEN! Grab the fainting salts, he's going down just thinking about it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

101. Fani Willis is here to remind you who the real criminals and traitors are on trial in Georgia.

Link to tweet

[twodogsbarking]

111. Confused was kind. Love this lady.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

103. Agree...we watched intently. Got the feeling tho that when

There was something she didn't want to answer/address she would obfuscate. Just our opinion. Wouldn't want to answer every detail of an affair either

Greatest thing she said was that trump was on trial for trying to influence an election. Amen to that.

[CarolinaNC]

107. Those dirtbags are absolutely putting her on trial. Come on Judge, look at the picture! Its bull!

[CarolinaNC]

109. Most Important to remember: Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, among other states. Stay with that!

[bluestarone]

110. Watching parts to this trial, i've witnessed a few things. The most important things i've come up with is

I can really see why these tRUMMPY'S want her removed. She's like a Wolverine, and will be going for the THROAT!! She's the best!!