On Thursday, Fani Wills will appear before Judge Scott McAfee who will determine if Willis has violated ant laws or regulations. Judge McAfee has already said that he could possibly disqualify Willis from prosecuting the case against Michael Roman, a Trump co-defendant. He will look into the charge that Willis benefited from the $654,000 that her boyfriend has made from the job she gave him without authorization from Fulton County. If the people working in her office are disqualified, another prosecutor will be named. One who may not agree with Willis’ antics.
Most prosecutors may be unwilling to bring this case to trial. That would be a huge boost for Trump and the other defendants. President Trump has a court appointment in New York on the same day, but his lawyers nor the court needs him there. That would allow him to travel to Georgia and watch Willis and Nathan Wade to sweat.
The judge said:
“I think it’s clear that disqualification can occur if evidence is produced demonstrating an actual conflict or the appearance of one.”
“The state has admitted a relationship existed. And so what remains to be proven is the existence and extent of any financial benefit, again if there even was one. And so because I think its possible that the facts alleged by the defendant could result in disqualification, I think an evidentiary hearing must occur to establish the record on those core allegations.”
“I think the issues at point here are whether a relationship existed, whether that relationship was romantic or non-romantic in nature, when it formed, and whether it continues. And that’s only relevant because it’s in combination with the question of the existence and extent of any personal benefit conveyed as a result of their relationship.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe attorney seeking to issue subpoenas to Fani Willis and Nathan Wade pointed out that Wade made two statements under oath that conflict with each other. He said:
“We’ve got two declarations in two different courts, both sworn and filed with the court, that say something completely different.”
“We’ve got a 2023 filing under oath by Mr. Wade, stating he didn’t have a relationship. Then we’ve got a filing stating he did have one starting in 2022. And then, once that came about, he fixed the incorrect affidavit that was filed back in 2023. So, we definitely have a conflict judge.”
WaPo reported:
If Trump attends Thursday’s hearing, he would be able to watch as Willis’s personal life and professional integrity are scrutinized and questioned. His appearance would likely draw even more attention and perhaps chaos to the already highly anticipated hearing.
The former president spent part of Monday at a closed-door hearing in Florida for another one of his criminal cases — on federal charges that he improperly withheld classified documents and obstructed government efforts to retrieve them. At that hearing, Judge Aileen Cannon met separately with prosecutors and Trump and his attorneys to determine what additional classified materials should be released to Trump as part of discovery.
In Georgia, it’s unclear if the Fulton County Courthouse is prepared for a visit from the former president.A spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the building’s security, said she was unaware of Trump’s plans. The two individuals who said Trump hopes to travel to Atlanta spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss it.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case, ruled Monday that the hearing would continue over Willis’s objections because an actual conflict or appearance of one is grounds for disqualifying Willis from the case. However, McAfee said he would not entertain testimony at the hearing related to prosecutor Nathan Wade’s alleged lack of qualifications for his job, noting that it is at the discretion of the district attorney to hire anyone with “a heartbeat and a bar card.”
McAfee said the hearing would focus on whether Willis benefited financially from hiring Wade, when their romantic relationship began and whether it continues.
