As soon as allegations of an inappropriate romantic relationship between Willis and attorney Nathan Wade surfaced last month, speculation about the future of the case began to swirl. Even if the prosecution isn’t derailed, the upheaval has certainly created an unwanted distraction for Willis and her team and could undermine public confidence in the validity of the case.
The defense attorney who first exposed the relationship says it creates a conflict of interest and is asking the judge to toss out the indictment and to prohibit Willis, Wade and their offices from further involvement in the case. In a response filed earlier this month, Willis acknowledged a “personal relationship” but said it has no bearing on the serious criminal charges she’s pursuing and asked the judge to dismiss the motions seeking her disqualification without a hearing.
The law says “disqualification can occur if evidence is produced demonstrating an actual conflict or the appearance of one,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said during a hearing Monday. Because he believes “it’s possible that the facts alleged by the defendant could result in a disqualification, I think an evidentiary hearing must occur to establish the record on those core allegations.”
This is an elected public official that hired a subordinate on and then leveraged that power dynamic to initiate a sexual relationship with said subordinate. If the relationship started prior to hiring, then it’s favoritism. Time and again we have seen this and rightly called for the elected public officials seat. Now it’s a woman in the hotseat, everyone has excuses? It’s either OK to do, or it’s not.
This was a real fuck-up, and if it in any way let’s that orange fuck off the hook, then it’s her fault, and nobody elses.
LOL you took a news story and invented your own narrative around it. Amazing.
nope. it’s word for word. why not read it for yourself?