Georgia Superior Court judge rules Fulton County DA can stay on Trump case if she cuts ties with her special prosecutor. https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rules-fulton-da-willis-can-stay-if-wade-steps-aside/3BDOOBKOEBHJBM3X2UOU7QKMXY/ https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rules-fulton-da-willis-can-stay-if-wade-steps-aside/3BDOOBKOEBHJBM3X2UOU7QKMXY/
"...an outsider could reasonably think that the District Attorney is not exercising her independent professional judgment totally free of any compromising influences. As long as (special prosecutor Nathan) Wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist," writes Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in his ruling.
To be totally honest, this is the outcome that is least helpful to both sides; the judge is the textbook definition of impartial compromise. Give me a bit of faith WRT the outlook of the actual case in question being dealt with fairly for all parties.
(s/o @w7voa)
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigns from the Fulton County election interference cases, hours after a judge ruled that either he or District Attorney Fani Willis had to withdraw for the prosecution of Donald Trump to move forward. https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rules-fulton-da-willis-can-stay-if-wade-steps-aside/3BDOOBKOEBHJBM3X2UOU7QKMXY/
@w7voa
If it's an "unnecessary perception," it's not Fani Willis's fault that it persists. So the judge should have stopped at "she did nothing wrong," and left it at that.
