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Hassin Bin Sober

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21. Yep. The ruling is unnecessary baby splitting just for the sake of baby splitting. But it is what it is.

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 09:53 AM

Mar 2024

The hearing should have been short and sweet - the judge could have taken the trump/defense claims at face value and ruled that being a couple and going on vacations together has no basis in law to require removal of a prosecutor.

The rest was all an attempt at throwing sand in the face of justice on the part of well financed CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS and the judge should have shut it down.

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Fani Willis can remain on Trump Georgia case if special prosecutor steps aside [View all] ificandream Mar 2024 OP

Find and hire a MONSTER prosecutor... Climate Crusader Mar 2024 #1

Please hire a black woman. Please hire a black woman. Please hire a black woman. Kennah Mar 2024 #32

As long as whoever is hired is a beast, I'm down. Climate Crusader Mar 2024 #43

Ms Willis is a MONSTER prosecutor...but thinking about your post, I agree she should take a back seat iluvtennis Mar 2024 #63

Got that ruling right here: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 #2

Two weeks to issue moniss Mar 2024 #18

Even a perception of conflict of interest has to be taken seriously to avoid successful appeals. Good ruling. Martin68 Mar 2024 #30

It's not a matter of internet speed moniss Mar 2024 #44

I thought they were examining evidence to determine whether an affair took place, when it started, and how Martin68 Mar 2024 #47

The decision is boilerplate moniss Mar 2024 #60

I'm afraid you misunderstood my point. I know exactly what boilerplate means. You were responding to a comment I made Martin68 Mar 2024 #85

I'm not talking about moniss Mar 2024 #86

I hand't seen that additional information when I wrote my post. Martin68 Mar 2024 #87

Agree...stop the frump lovers from flapping their jaws...at least for now. PortTack Mar 2024 #51

So I guess now that it comes out that moniss Mar 2024 #80

"Impropriety"? "Irreparably damaged"? Bull SHIT! Prosecute the criminals, Willis. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #3

Totally agree. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #24

I guess we ought to be thankful that the judge didn't say she should smile more. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #26

Although he did say her behavior on the stand spooky3 Mar 2024 #33

Well the decision seems easy, although AP did a doozy of a headline BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #4

The ruling makes perfect sense to me Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #14

IIRC, he is an outside "contractor" as it is BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #16

Agree. I like this decision. ananda Mar 2024 #19

You mean her decision to have a relationship with a consenting adult? sybylla Mar 2024 #20

A consenting adult who is on her payroll ....really, you should not be sleeping with a subordinate....... bottomofthehill Mar 2024 #31

Special prosecutor was not on a higher pay rate people Mar 2024 #36

we was being paid $250.00 an hour that would be $500,000 a year, staff lawyers make $175,000 bottomofthehill Mar 2024 #62

Wade was getting paid the same hourly rate as the other two special prosecutors contracted for this case. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #69

Some people just can't stand it that a black woman NanaCat Mar 2024 #72

Yeah, little missy shouldn't be so uppity in her high and mighty independence. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #27

You're clearly not familiar with common ethics rules regarding workplace relationships. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #41

What law did she break? What rights of the defendants were diminished? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #48

"It's not illegal!" Is the weakest of defences. Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #50

You failed to answer a single question. This is not sexual harassment. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #52

Who said it was? Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #67

Willis was not his "supervisor." Wade is an independent contractor. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #70

False Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #74

No, what you said is false. Willis did not hire him. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #77

Sexual harassment is not the standard NanaCat Mar 2024 #73

There are policies but many do NOT strictly forbid workplace spooky3 Mar 2024 #59

I don't know where you have worked Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #65

I was a management professor who did research on the topic spooky3 Mar 2024 #66

Then surely you are aware of the standards that exist around relationships between supervisors and hires. Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #68

Surely you are aware of the difference between employees and independent contractors. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #71

Willis was indeed his supervisor Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #75

No, she was not. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #76

The judge needs to be investigated. LiberalFighter Mar 2024 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 #10

for what? prodigitalson Mar 2024 #11

For making the correct ruling? Weird. jimfields33 Mar 2024 #40

Georgia law only requires disqualification of a DA upon proof of a financial conflict of interest. SunSeeker Mar 2024 #79

Oh I love this......! nickster48 Mar 2024 #6

Seems to me this is an acceptable ruling. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #7

Thank god! This is a huge win for justice... SKKY Mar 2024 #8

I think the documents case is the most important. ificandream Mar 2024 #12

The federal case is definitely important BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #17

I should know this as a historian who took a BlueKota Mar 2024 #55

The only way they can appeal to a federal court BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #56

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 2024 #58

Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #61

Let me be clear, I think they're all important, for sure... SKKY Mar 2024 #81

I don't agree with the ruling but think the case needs to move on neohippie Mar 2024 #9

Yep. The ruling is unnecessary baby splitting just for the sake of baby splitting. But it is what it is. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2024 #21

The appearance of impropriety is important ripcord Mar 2024 #37

So, this delay could have been avoided if she hadn't hired him in the first place Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #13

Exactly! berksdem Mar 2024 #15

A) Besides Trump talking points, where's the evidence sybylla Mar 2024 #22

Before/After Doesn't matter Fiendish Thingy Mar 2024 #23

Before/after does matter because it shows sybylla Mar 2024 #28

Sounds right to me, SIDESHOW. elleng Mar 2024 #46

There was discredited testimony. spooky3 Mar 2024 #35

Fani should charge both of them with perjury and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law MichMan Mar 2024 #53

I would guess she wants to move on, with her eyes on the prize spooky3 Mar 2024 #57

Mess could have been avoided if one of them stepped down when this frist broke. Silent Type Mar 2024 #25

I agree orangecrush Mar 2024 #42

Or, as a former Boss of mine used to say... SKKY Mar 2024 #83

If she's smart she'll allow another Joinfortmill Mar 2024 #29

That is what DAs do DarthDem Mar 2024 #38

This doesn't seem like a good look for the prosecutor TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #34

There is no way Willis is going to withdraw MichMan Mar 2024 #54

Are you watching, Clarence? Even the APPEARANCE of impropriety is a longstanding legal ethics standard. JudyM Mar 2024 #39

'said either Willis and her office must fully leave the case or Wade must withdraw from the proceeding.' elleng Mar 2024 #45

Does this fall under the legal term of, "splitting the baby?" Bayard Mar 2024 #49

Seems that way. honest.abe Mar 2024 #64

I don't like this. Socal31 Mar 2024 #78

The judge went way beyond what he should have. Hikerchick57 Mar 2024 #82

This is a great loss of knowledge and expertise that will create delays or worse. live love laugh Mar 2024 #84