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Exactly. Will B402 ever get off his stain campaign. I mean we all accepted his mini minor stain game, it was accepted as fact at least a month ago:

B402, Republicans are weaponization wannabes -- No way Fani should step down. Wade perhaps for the good of the case which
is obviously in the greater good. Perhaps. Weaponization of the legal system has been overwhelmingly Republican owned.
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When will B402 finally accept we agree with him - lol - that the real stains are the crimes
committed by the Republican group. Anyway, good to see we got another right:

Updated 37 minutes ago - Live Updates: Atlanta Judge Rules D.A. Can Stay on Trump Case if Ex-Boyfriend Steps Down

The romance between District Attorney Fani T. Willis and the lawyer she hired to manage the Georgia election interference case created an “appearance of impropriety,” the judge said.


Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case this month.Credit...Alex Slitz/Associated Press

Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim Reporting from Atlanta

Here’s what to know about the decision.

An Atlanta judge on Friday ruled that Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, could continue leading the prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia, but only if her former romantic partner, Nathan J. Wade, withdraws from the case.

The ruling by Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton Superior Court cut a middle path between removing Ms. Willis for a conflict of interest, which defense lawyers had sought, and her full vindication. The judge sharply criticized her for dating Mr. Wade, whom she hired as a special prosecutor on the case, calling it a “tremendous lapse in judgment.”

Ms. Willis and her office did not immediately respond to the judge’s ruling. With delays mounting, the case is now unlikely to come to trial before the 2024 presidential election, when Mr. Trump is almost certain to be the Republican nominee.

Here are the details:

Judge McAfee said that disqualifying Ms. Willis was not necessary when “a less drastic and sufficiently remedial option is available.” But he concluded that “the prosecution of this case cannot proceed until the State selects one of two options.” Either Ms. Willis can step aside, along with her office — including Mr. Wade — or he can leave, allowing the case to proceed without further distraction. See highlights of the ruling.

Although the decision is a setback for Mr. Trump and his 14 co-defendants, likely leaving in place the district attorney who has been pursuing the case for more than three years, Ms. Willis emerges from weeks of embarrassing hearings and headlines with a bruised reputation that could color the views of a future jury, making convictions more difficult.

Mr. Trump and his co-defendants could appeal the judge’s ruling, as could Ms. Willis, further delaying the proceedings and leaving the matter unresolved indefinitely. The state’s Republican-led Senate is also reviewing the conflict-of-interest accusations, and lawmakers have empowered a new oversight commission to investigate and potentially remove prosecutors.

Judge McAfee’s decision came two days after he quashed six charges in the case against Mr. Trump and his 14 co-defendants, including one related to a call that Mr. Trump made to pressure Georgia’s secretary of state in early January 2021. But he left intact the rest of the racketeering indictment, which initially included 41 counts.

With links - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/15/us/fani-willis-trump-georgia