Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Remain On Trump GA Case

Breaking news this morning, as Judge Scott McAfee rules in the Fani Willis conflict of interest case.

"We have a decision from Judge Scott McAfee of the Fulton County superior court," Lisa Rubin said.

"He finds there is not an actual conflict of interest that was proven by the defendants here, but he also finds that there is significant appearance of impropriety that infects the entire current structure of the prosecution team. Therefore, he gives Fani Willis a choice. She can either choose to remove herself and her entire office from the prosecution of this case, or she can determine that Nathan Wade, the special assistant district attorney, who has been helming the leadership of this case, can himself be removed from the case, which would allow her and the remainder of the Fulton County district attorney's office to go forward. That's a victory for Fani Willis here.

"That having been said, despite the fact that she has been given an easy choice here, notwithstanding that, there is plenty here for the Trump folks to exploit. In particular, he finds that there was a failure to be as completely honest with the tribunal as these folks should have been. The quote that is really sticking in my mind right now is when he talks about the testimony of Nathan Wade and Fani Willis. He basically says they did not put concerns raised by the defendants to rest, that while the defendants did not prove there was an actual conflict of interest, 'an odor of mendacity remains.'

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