Trump Georgia election special prosecutor quits, salvaging case after judge's order

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Published Fri, Mar 15 2024 9:14 AM EDT Updated 17 Min Ago


Special prosecutor Nathan Wade will step down from the sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, salvaging the case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that either Wade or District Attorney Fani Willis must remove themselves.

“I hereby offer my resignation, effective immediately,” Wade wrote in a letter to Willis Friday obtained by NBC News. He added that he was resigning “to move this case forward as quickly as possible.”

Wade’s announcement followed a decision from McAfee earlier in the day that represented a middle ground, following the bombshell revelation that Willis and Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship for more than a year while the case was being investigated and prosecuted. Accounts of precisely when the relationship began differed significantly.

The Friday decision and Wade’s subsequent announcement came just two days after McAfee dismissed six counts from Willis’ case — including three against Trump — ruling that the basis for those charges was insufficiently explained. Those counts had accused Trump and five other defendants of the crime of solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. McAfee left the door open for the charges to be refiled.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/15/trump-georgia-election-case-can-proceed-if-da-or-prosecutor-removes-themselves.html

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Published Fri, Mar 15 2024 9:14 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago


Special prosecutor Nathan Wade will step down from the sprawling Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants salvaging the case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that either Wade or District Attorney Fani Willis must remove themselves from the case.

The announcement represents a middle ground following the bombshell revelation that Willis and Wade were engaged in a romantic relationship for more than a year while the case was being investigated and prosecuted. Accounts of precisely when the relationship began differed significantly.

The highly anticipated decision came more than two months after one of Trump's co-defendants first called to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the former president for allegedly trying to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in Georgia's 2020 election.

Multiple other defendants, including Trump, joined the bid to dismiss the indictment and remove Willis on conflict-of-interest grounds. The defendants also called to disqualify Wade.

[moniss]

1. Now will come all of the demands

by the defendants for him to be deposed, for Gym Jordan to demand he testify and for Georgia GQP whackos to demand he testify to them. Of course none of them will talk about the actual conflict on the defense side of having one defendant promise pardons to any convicted and retribution against those opposing him. Is it such a stretch for judges with such a "deep concern" about propriety to be able to see, especially given a mountainous track record of intimidation, that includes witnesses and others in the case before them? But not a peep about that now is there?

[markodochartaigh]

9. "...on the defense side of having one defendant promise pardons to any convicted and retribution against those opposing

This is an excellent point not often made.

[IronLionZion]

2. Because romantic relationships between consenting adults is bad for Republicans

they prefer nonromantic nonconsensual abuse with lots of pain and misery.

Dem scandals are not at all like GOP scandals.

Hope this works out.

[Efilroft Sul]

6. I initially misread your first line and thought you wrote Republicans "prefer necromantic nonconsensual abuse".

And somehow, that also makes sense.

[IronLionZion]

10. Freud might have something to say about what's on your mind

[mwooldri]

11. Only person I heard of that was a necrophile...

... also happened to be a conservative. And connected with Margaret Thatcher. He was also a paedophile. He's dead now.

[angrychair]

7. No

Romantic relationships between a supervisor and contractor on the highest profile case in Fulton county history was the issue. No one did this but Fanni Willis.
All she had to do is not start a relationship with a person she supervised. It's not complicated and 100% avoidable.
She is smart enough to know, especially on a case like this, they would become an issue.

[slightlv]

3. Isn't there a married couple representing *rump in this case?

I think there should be a hearing that breaks that couple from his case... either both, or at least one of them, should be dismissed from the case. If it was a conflict of interest for Willis to date the special prosecutor, then it should be a conflict of interest to have a double-tag team representing *rump. What do they say? What's good for the goose is good for the gander? It sounds totally ridiculous, but what they did to Willis was over=the=top ridiculous!

[angrychair]

8. They are married

And we're married before this started.
Plus the conflict of interest was NOT the relationship per se but the appearance of impropriety from that relationship.
Meaning she was paying him a ton of money and dating him and, in theory, directly benefiting from large sum of money she was paying him.
This she actually was or was not is not that relevant, it's the appearance that can be enough to make people ask questions.

This is a sore subject, especially at the local/state government level, as oversight is spotty at best and very hard to prove sometimes.

I do not think she was doing anything wrong but on a case like this we need people that are as squeaky clean as possible.
Ms. Willis could have avoided this buly not getting into a relationship with someone she supervised. Was hard or complicated.

[Mr. Evil]

4. I hope this episode fills her with an unquenching resolve.

I think now she's going to use everything she has to rip, tear and shred that demented festering meat sack a thousand new assholes.

[PortTack]

5. Oh I think no doubt it does!

[intheflow]

12. I honestly think is the best outcome for all.

I still believe the whole episode was bogus pearl-clutching, but it gives me hope that the judge ruled this way and allowed the two of them to determine the outcome. I believe the presiding judge probably supports Willis’ case overall and this was a way all parties could save face while still pursuing the charges against Trump. Yes, I know the judge is a Republican, but maybe he’s a Ken Buck/Liz Cheney Republican who understands Trump is a danger to democracy.

[cstanleytech]

13. "maybe he's a Ken Buck/Liz Cheney Republican" And maybe pigs will grow wings and fly.