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judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. giuliani? thank you. anon meadows? >> mr. meadows waves his appearance. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. clark? >> mr. clark waves his appearance. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. schafer. >> greg gillandlf of david shaver and he waves his presence. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. floyd? do we have anyone joining us on zoom on behalf of mr. floyd? seeing as counsel -- this one has been anyone on behalf of ms. latham? thank you. informed by counsel collectively for the defendants that they are requesting a a har argument to be divided amongst themselves as they have already agreed to. and so to effectuate that i have, i will have the time cute up and we will start the clock running and you all can see fit to divide that as you would like. i obviously have allowed the same amount of time for the state as well. before we get into that, i believe there may have been a few just to clean up this part of the record specifically since we last convened, counsns. and if there are any objections that
judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. giuliani? thank you. anon meadows? >> mr. meadows waves his appearance. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. clark? >> mr. clark waves his appearance. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. schafer. >> greg gillandlf of david shaver and he waves his presence. judge mcafee: on behalf of mr. floyd? do we have anyone joining us on zoom on behalf of mr. floyd? seeing as counsel -- this one has been anyone on behalf of ms. latham? thank you. informed by counsel...
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[laughter] >> judge mcafee: i'm letting them use the hook.ggestive, again, raising issues on wondering about bu burden. are we dealing with a preponderance standard? >> steve: we are dealing with a progress standard, no question about that. >> judge mcafee: so does the suggest and get us there? >> steve: no, but it is cooperating evidence of evidence that we did put out and that was the purpose of the cell phone records. they cooperate with -- they cooperate with bradley says. and they impeach to extend wade and willis' testimony. so if you find by preponderance of the evidence, if you find by preponderance of the evidence that what i call a subset of forensic misconduct, ethical violations, has been shown and that there is a significant, a legitimate concern about the truthfulness of wade and willis, they are disqualified. no, of is your defects or findings of yours. but the law allows you to do that. you don't have to do it through an actual conflict. that is the other side of the equation and that is what i have argued and i think that is
[laughter] >> judge mcafee: i'm letting them use the hook.ggestive, again, raising issues on wondering about bu burden. are we dealing with a preponderance standard? >> steve: we are dealing with a progress standard, no question about that. >> judge mcafee: so does the suggest and get us there? >> steve: no, but it is cooperating evidence of evidence that we did put out and that was the purpose of the cell phone records. they cooperate with -- they cooperate with bradley...
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as you mentioned, too, we've heard similar arguments that have been made in front of judge mcafee and in other cases that have not been successful. so it'll be interesting to see if mcafee, how he questions trump's attorney and what how prosecutors pushed back against that argument today in open court, as you mentioned, is it's all gonna be broadcast labs. we will get to see it for ourselves. >> but meanwhile, >> big picture fani willis is really trying to shift attention back to the case, back to the criminal charges again since donald trump and his remaining co-defendants, we've spent about two months talking about fani willis is personal life, but take a listen to what she said when we caught up with her at an unrelated event in atlanta and asked her about the state of the criminal case in georgia that's not something that i ban embarrassing in any way and i know that i have not done anything that's illegal. >> there are >> efforts to slow down its train, but the train is coming so as you mentioned, we're still waiting for a trial date to be said, fani willis has asked judge mcafee
as you mentioned, too, we've heard similar arguments that have been made in front of judge mcafee and in other cases that have not been successful. so it'll be interesting to see if mcafee, how he questions trump's attorney and what how prosecutors pushed back against that argument today in open court, as you mentioned, is it's all gonna be broadcast labs. we will get to see it for ourselves. >> but meanwhile, >> big picture fani willis is really trying to shift attention back to...
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mcafee was critical of willis' conduct, calling it last month unprofessional. >> don't be cute with me and think you are not going to get an answer. >> reporter: mcafee also said willis and wade's testimony did not put concerns about their relationship to rest. >> it was not kept secret, it was kept private. >> reporter: and he invoked southern play right tennessee williams by writing "an odor of mendacity remains." >> from time to time you see judges wax a bit up at attic and their opinions. barely got it just that i think there was a lot of lying going on in here but instead he described in more colorful terms. >> reporter: the ruling comes after mcafee struck down six charges this week in the election interference case, including three involving the former president. scott grubman represented kenneth chesebro, who worked to overturn george's election results and pleaded guilty last year. >> it means the case goes from almost impossible going to trial before november 2 actually impossible to go to trial before november. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence split with former
mcafee was critical of willis' conduct, calling it last month unprofessional. >> don't be cute with me and think you are not going to get an answer. >> reporter: mcafee also said willis and wade's testimony did not put concerns about their relationship to rest. >> it was not kept secret, it was kept private. >> reporter: and he invoked southern play right tennessee williams by writing "an odor of mendacity remains." >> from time to time you see judges wax...
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. >> reporter: fulton county judge scott mcafee throughout charges that accused former president trump and several of his codefendants of pressuring public officers to vioate their oats as part of an alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. mcafee said district attorney fani willis and her prosecutors were not specific enough about the violations, writing, "the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is fatal." just three of trump's 13 counts were tossed, including one for his january 2021 phone call to georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> reporter: trump legal team applauded the ruling. >> it was a step in the right direction. it goes to the sloppiness of, frankly, the prosecutors down there. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor tom dupree said it was only a partial victory for trump. >> the judges decision effecively has the result of narrowing the case against trump and the other defendants. it doesn't eliminate it entirely, though. >> it is a lie. >> reporter: mcafee's ruling comes out of a highly anticipated dec
. >> reporter: fulton county judge scott mcafee throughout charges that accused former president trump and several of his codefendants of pressuring public officers to vioate their oats as part of an alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. mcafee said district attorney fani willis and her prosecutors were not specific enough about the violations, writing, "the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is fatal." just three of trump's 13 counts were tossed,...
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judge mcafee, very soon, in may, they'll face their first challenges, and, look, scott mcafee and fanis are heavily expected to easily win another term, but they still have to look over their shoulders. fani willis is facing a democratic and a republican challenger, democrats are saying she's not being progressive enough, she should be more criminally justice minded, embrace more, and republicans seizing on any misstep she makes, not just in the ruling we just saw, but going forward can be darling of far right media, can get all sorts of donations and media attention and all that, who, again, will have very little chance of winning a county that has one of the deepest blue democratic -- in the state. biden won in 2020, and at the same time could make fani willis's reelection challenge more of a headache. >> the political and the legal are colliding in this election unlike any, i think we've seen come before it. thank you so much, greg blue stein, and amy lee copeland. >>> and we continue to dig into today's decision out of georgia and we're also following big developments in two other
judge mcafee, very soon, in may, they'll face their first challenges, and, look, scott mcafee and fanis are heavily expected to easily win another term, but they still have to look over their shoulders. fani willis is facing a democratic and a republican challenger, democrats are saying she's not being progressive enough, she should be more criminally justice minded, embrace more, and republicans seizing on any misstep she makes, not just in the ruling we just saw, but going forward can be...
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but when judge mcafee mcafee filed his his order, he essentially covered all of that. and then said you know, she's still is eligible to proceed with the case. so they would still mean the defendants would still have to prove to the appellate court in the next 45 days that it has to decide that her behavior or the office is compromised, it would have to be another argument, would it not >> so it would have to be the argument that judge mcafee got it wrong when he heard those arguments and he made a determination that under georgia law there was not a conflict of interests that would require for fani willis to be disqualified from the case and her entire office so they're trying to say, i mean, they know judge mcafee considered these arguments the same argument that they put forward before him. i think the difference is just saying when he looked at these facts, when he looked at the law, he got it wrong. and i believe that they have 45 days to accept the case, whether or not they're going to hear the appeal. but judge mcafee, interestingly has said, we're not staying t
but when judge mcafee mcafee filed his his order, he essentially covered all of that. and then said you know, she's still is eligible to proceed with the case. so they would still mean the defendants would still have to prove to the appellate court in the next 45 days that it has to decide that her behavior or the office is compromised, it would have to be another argument, would it not >> so it would have to be the argument that judge mcafee got it wrong when he heard those arguments and...
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only scott mcafee can make that. he has been glamping you heard the attorneys saying, can i have time for a rebuttal. he was like, you know. he is trying to play by the rules and say, we will wrap it up today. >> sandra: leo, perhaps this will be the final topic fani willis has entered the room and the judge said they will be returning. quick thoughts before we get back in here. >> leo: no question, the fact that she is in the courtroom, sandra, john, shannon, kelly, she is going down with that shipped. she is not going to drop out. she is going to go down with the ship and force the judge to make the ruling. that is her presence there is a sign of defiance. >> john r: as we just wait for the court to start back up again, maybe we can put this up. 's was a call f for number one. of the text messages between terrence bradley and ashleigh merchant. terrence bradley says, it does not surprise me they took so many trips together, ashleigh merchant writes back, he says, florida texas, merchant says that now. , brantley, c
only scott mcafee can make that. he has been glamping you heard the attorneys saying, can i have time for a rebuttal. he was like, you know. he is trying to play by the rules and say, we will wrap it up today. >> sandra: leo, perhaps this will be the final topic fani willis has entered the room and the judge said they will be returning. quick thoughts before we get back in here. >> leo: no question, the fact that she is in the courtroom, sandra, john, shannon, kelly, she is going...
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to judge mcafee. i don't see how you could say that it is clear that these folks lie, that there's an appearance of impropriety, and yet in order to make it all go away, all that has to happen is nathan wade has to withdraw from the case. i understand that donald trump might not be a very popular person, but constitutional rights it's do not depend on popularity. >> it doesn't. in fact, constitutional rights are meant to protect the unpopular the most. and so i think this is not a good day for joe justice. i respectfully do not believe judge mcafee got it right and we will see what happens next. so on that, what happens next? do you anticipate because prior which of these allegations being brought forward, we were on pace. it seemed for a start in august of this trial. do you think that the district attorney's office can get back on track to get a trial before in november election? no, i don't think there will be a trial before november and to be clear, personally, i don't think donald trump will ever
to judge mcafee. i don't see how you could say that it is clear that these folks lie, that there's an appearance of impropriety, and yet in order to make it all go away, all that has to happen is nathan wade has to withdraw from the case. i understand that donald trump might not be a very popular person, but constitutional rights it's do not depend on popularity. >> it doesn't. in fact, constitutional rights are meant to protect the unpopular the most. and so i think this is not a good...
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kicked off the election interference case against him in georgia today, the presiding judge, scott mcafee, ruled that willis can continue to prosecute the former president and his co-defendants. but only if she removes her top prosecutor, nathan wade, with whom she was romantically involved with trump and his team had argued that she financially benefited from hiring wade and that created a conflict of interest. and even though today's decision marks a legal win for willis and her office, the judge was quite critical of her saying that she demonstrated a tremendous lapse in judgment. that is a quote. >> and ultimately he >> wrote in his ruling, quote, georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict of interest for making bad choices even repeatedly cnn's nick valencia is joining us now from outside of the courthouse in atlanta. nic take us through what the judge said here >> we'll look riana, there was as recently as this morning some serious concern among those close to fani willis that she could be disqualified. and we know that those within the district attorney's office,
kicked off the election interference case against him in georgia today, the presiding judge, scott mcafee, ruled that willis can continue to prosecute the former president and his co-defendants. but only if she removes her top prosecutor, nathan wade, with whom she was romantically involved with trump and his team had argued that she financially benefited from hiring wade and that created a conflict of interest. and even though today's decision marks a legal win for willis and her office, the...
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judge mcafee felt the appearance of impropriety justified having a hearing. and now that he opened that pandora's box, here we are. i agree with andrew that all the questions he has asked so far favor the sate. one other that he asked that i found interesting. we're far outside the core of the cases. if a representative says something untruthful, do i have to deal with that or refer to the state bar. >> the judge is back in the chamber, back on the record. let's listen. >> i just am trying to get to where i can share my screen. >> we need to add you as a host then. >> what's your screen name on the zoom just making sure. do you need it right away? >> no, i can start without. >> good afternoon, your honor, i want to start with some of the things addressed over the last hour natch, -- and a half, something mr. merchan related to the comments the state made in regards to the good faith basis which was submitted to the court. and which defense counsel claimed the evidence would show, and i would strongly bring to the court's attention that the claims that were ma
judge mcafee felt the appearance of impropriety justified having a hearing. and now that he opened that pandora's box, here we are. i agree with andrew that all the questions he has asked so far favor the sate. one other that he asked that i found interesting. we're far outside the core of the cases. if a representative says something untruthful, do i have to deal with that or refer to the state bar. >> the judge is back in the chamber, back on the record. let's listen. >> i just am...
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mcafee is up for re-election. if anyone is to believe he is not aware or conscious of the political impact of his decision on his re-election, you have to be naive about it. i will tell you right now this whole case when you look at this case and the other cases against trump, i think the american public honestly understands there is a dual system of justice being administered not only in atlanta but in west palm beach, florida, in washington, d.c., in new york related to this election 2024 campaign. >> harris: and in fact there are six cases prosecutors have brought against the former president. let's get into it and i'll come to you, jonathan turley. dan henninger's column in the "wall street journal" this week head lined the high price of democrats and anti-trump law fare. most believe the rule of law is better than the law of the jungle. i will leave it there and come to you, jonathan. >> well, i do think that the public is viewing this pile-on of the president for what it is. these are a series of daisy-chain
mcafee is up for re-election. if anyone is to believe he is not aware or conscious of the political impact of his decision on his re-election, you have to be naive about it. i will tell you right now this whole case when you look at this case and the other cases against trump, i think the american public honestly understands there is a dual system of justice being administered not only in atlanta but in west palm beach, florida, in washington, d.c., in new york related to this election 2024...
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we're also still waiting on a major decision from judge scott mcafee as to whether or not fani willis continue to remain prosecutor on this case. this is not that decision. so, to see this decision from the judge to come out this morning is a bit of a surprise. i've reached out to trump's georgia attorney here who has been representing him as the lead attorney to see if he has any comment and weave reached out to the d.a.'s office to see if they have any abide or plan to push back on this ruling by the judge. >> blayne, stay with me as i know you have to go through this filing, go ahead and look at that while i bring in caroline polici, a white collar defense attorney here, caroline, we're all just getting the news here and these documents of this filing just happened. the big headline here is that judge scott mcafee is dismissing at least some of the charges against donald trump there in georgia, in this sweeping rico election interference case, what's your reaction? >> it's huge news, obviously, dismissing any charges is a big deal for any criminal defendant, you know, one of the cr
we're also still waiting on a major decision from judge scott mcafee as to whether or not fani willis continue to remain prosecutor on this case. this is not that decision. so, to see this decision from the judge to come out this morning is a bit of a surprise. i've reached out to trump's georgia attorney here who has been representing him as the lead attorney to see if he has any comment and weave reached out to the d.a.'s office to see if they have any abide or plan to push back on this...
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she was saying that to judge mcafee and to america. my biggest concern about this evidentiary hearing from day one was the blanket allowance of the weaponization of the judicial system to conduct a smear campaign. and that's exactly what the bread and butter is for michael ro00, the gop operative who is a defendant in this case. he's being prosecuted for state rico and other charges. that is how he rolls. and so that is exactly why we ended up having a multi-day, multi-hour evidentiary hearing about the personal lives of nathan wade and fani willis. the undercurrent of reality that a lot of people don't feel comfortable talking about is the following. i don't disagree if you're a prosecutor, you should be held to a standard, and a very exacting one and i believe paul would agree with me on this. you should be held to an exacting standard. you hold the liberty of people in your hands. you should be the very best you are as a lawyer, especially if you're a prosecutor. the undercurrent of conversation people are not having is the idea tha
she was saying that to judge mcafee and to america. my biggest concern about this evidentiary hearing from day one was the blanket allowance of the weaponization of the judicial system to conduct a smear campaign. and that's exactly what the bread and butter is for michael ro00, the gop operative who is a defendant in this case. he's being prosecuted for state rico and other charges. that is how he rolls. and so that is exactly why we ended up having a multi-day, multi-hour evidentiary hearing...
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it -- >> judge mcafee: on this point, you say she was the first choice to lead the prosecution. was that his testimony? was his testimony that he was asked to come aboard? did he use the words he was asked to lead? >> that is my recollection. he was asked to fill the position that mr. wade is currently the lead prosecutor. it was said in that way as it relates to the testimony of mr. barnes. my recollection is he said lead but i know he also said he was asked to fill the position that mr. wade is currently filling for the state of georgia. a quick, as a special prosecutor, lead the investigation, which led to the ultimate prosecution that we are here before your honor today. he indicated the reason he turned that down was because it did not pay enough. he said he had mouths to feed at his law firm and he did not want to live the rest of his life with bodyguards because he had lived that the years he was the governor of georgia. he confirmed the qualifications of mr. wade, which i still find it interesting and confusing as to attacking mr. wade's qualifications in that it is almo
it -- >> judge mcafee: on this point, you say she was the first choice to lead the prosecution. was that his testimony? was his testimony that he was asked to come aboard? did he use the words he was asked to lead? >> that is my recollection. he was asked to fill the position that mr. wade is currently the lead prosecutor. it was said in that way as it relates to the testimony of mr. barnes. my recollection is he said lead but i know he also said he was asked to fill the position...
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judge mcafee used similar reasoning to dismiss charges that trump and some of his co-defendants pressured public officials to call a special session of the state legislature and decertify the election results. the opinion impacts the cases against not just trump, but also his former chief of staff mark meadows, his one-time lawyer rudy giuliani, and three other defendants. the judge gave prosecutors six months to decide whether they want to refile those dropped charges, addressing his concerns. and that phone call with the georgia secretary of state will still play a key role in other parts of the case. the former president, who had been facing 13 counts in georgia, now faces ten, including the most serious one -- racketeering. he has pleaded not guilty. the judge is now set to decide by friday, david, whether to disqualify the d.a., weighing whether herro man tick relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the case is enough to pose an actual conflict of interest or merely
judge mcafee used similar reasoning to dismiss charges that trump and some of his co-defendants pressured public officials to call a special session of the state legislature and decertify the election results. the opinion impacts the cases against not just trump, but also his former chief of staff mark meadows, his one-time lawyer rudy giuliani, and three other defendants. the judge gave prosecutors six months to decide whether they want to refile those dropped charges, addressing his concerns....
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judge mcafee generally has not ruled from the bench in this case. doesn't mean he hasn't given us an indication of where he's leaning. my instinct is that today he will let us know how he's feeling. he'll telegraph what he's going to do with these motions. i agree that these motions are not likely to get rid of either all or part of the case, but will likely have to wait for a written opinion from him. and of course he's got a lot of other pretrial motions to deal with. the most notable of which is a motion to dismiss from former president trump on presidential immunity grounds. judge mcafee, of course, may be holding his fire on that motion until after april 25th when the supreme court holds oral argument on president trump's efforts to get rid of the federal election interference case on those same grounds. >> and so, lisa, stand by, if you would. let's go into our courtroom and kind of listen in a bit. this is the state. >> and made an analysis based on the allegations in the indictment there, but not every court does, and some federal courts sta
judge mcafee generally has not ruled from the bench in this case. doesn't mean he hasn't given us an indication of where he's leaning. my instinct is that today he will let us know how he's feeling. he'll telegraph what he's going to do with these motions. i agree that these motions are not likely to get rid of either all or part of the case, but will likely have to wait for a written opinion from him. and of course he's got a lot of other pretrial motions to deal with. the most notable of...
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earlier judge mcafee dismissed six counts we talked about that. and in that order he said he would give fani willis a certificate of appealability if she wanted to take an appeal. well, he didn't include that language on this decision on the disqualification issue. he may be willing to grant an certificate of appealability. but it's interesting he handled the matters differently. it would have to be in place by the 25th. they have ten days to get that squared away so we'll know quickly whether there will be an appeal. >> i've been lucky i've been able to hear you and watch you on msnbc all morning and have the opportunity to chat with you about the decision. who do you see as the winner and losers here? >> the immediate losers are the defense. it was their burden to prove there was a conflict of interest. and judge mcafee dispensed with that at the beginning saying there is no conflict of interest for, quote, bad choices. the winner i would say is going to be da fani willis. but let's not pretend or fool ourselves to think there isn't going to be
earlier judge mcafee dismissed six counts we talked about that. and in that order he said he would give fani willis a certificate of appealability if she wanted to take an appeal. well, he didn't include that language on this decision on the disqualification issue. he may be willing to grant an certificate of appealability. but it's interesting he handled the matters differently. it would have to be in place by the 25th. they have ten days to get that squared away so we'll know quickly whether...
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now, what judge mcafee has to look at though, is georgia law. and if this case is charged correctly, under georgia law so he'll do that because he's a judge in the state of georgia. he's not a federal judge. however, he also will very likely look at what not just judge tanya chutkan has done in washington dc saying that trump it doesn't matter if he claims the first amendment protection, saying the false statements he made after the election were reasonable. that's not enough to dismay is the case that's what she said in federal court, but it's very likely judge mcafee will also be looking at the us supreme court precedent around this case. it came up multiple times. there was a lot discussion about what the supreme court has said before related to false statements. and if that can be protected speech. >> so elliott, do you expect judge mcafee to reject trump's first amendment argument? >> i really do walf and to be clear, the judge probably needs to take a little bit of time and write a lengthy opinion on this, given the nature of the important
now, what judge mcafee has to look at though, is georgia law. and if this case is charged correctly, under georgia law so he'll do that because he's a judge in the state of georgia. he's not a federal judge. however, he also will very likely look at what not just judge tanya chutkan has done in washington dc saying that trump it doesn't matter if he claims the first amendment protection, saying the false statements he made after the election were reasonable. that's not enough to dismay is the...
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instead, judge scott mcafee gave willis a choice. either she and her entire staff could step down, or wade alone could resign from the case. late today, nathan wade submitted his resignation, saying it was in the interest of democracy and to move this case forward as quickly as possible. tonight, donald trump's georgia trial may still go forward but without a clear date as to when it might begin. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leads us off in atlanta tonight. >> how confident are you that the judge will find there hasn't been a conflict of interest? >> reporter: tonight, a judge in georgia giving fulton county district attorney fani willis a stark choice. she can keep leading the election interference case against donald trump, only if her top prosecutor and former romantic partner steps down. trump and several of his co-defendants fought to remove willis, arguing she financially benefited by hiring nathan wade. today, judge scott mcafee ruling "the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the d
instead, judge scott mcafee gave willis a choice. either she and her entire staff could step down, or wade alone could resign from the case. late today, nathan wade submitted his resignation, saying it was in the interest of democracy and to move this case forward as quickly as possible. tonight, donald trump's georgia trial may still go forward but without a clear date as to when it might begin. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leads us off in atlanta tonight. >>...
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does mcafee's dismissal seem unusual to you? >> it is a bit unusual in that those are filed very often in criminal cases and so basically the defense has to show the crime has not been alleged with enough specificity for them to be put on notice for what they have to defend against. and so for these defenses, all of which involve solicitation of violation of the oath of office by a public official, there's not enough information in the oath for the state to allege how a particular conduct violated a particular term of the oath. so officials in georgia have different oaths. and it just so happened the oath taken by the house of representatives and senators in georgia as well as the secretaries of state is very broad and alleges you will support the constitution of the state and the state of georgia, which means all the terms and articles they would have to show or put in the indictment each one of those asking for the alternate slate of electors to be appointed or for the folks to be found, which one of those clauses, that conduc
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. -- mcafee. that is a tactic former president trump is - here. -- mcafee.for the prosecution, isn�*t it? it is for the prosecution, isn't it? it is worse than _ forthe prosecution, isn't it? it 3 worse than embarrassing really. judge mcafee made the decision that based upon what is called an appearance of impropriety test the district attorney willis and her entire team would have to be removed. he actually made that ruling but he created an exit ramp, they would not be removed if nathan wade, the independent contractor who has received over $700,000 for working on the case while having a romantic relationship with the district attorney, if he resigned, and he has done so. so because of that off ramp they didn�*t get disqualified but certainly came very close. the question trump will raise on appeal if he is allowed to appeal is if the appearance of impropriety is if the appearance of impropriety is that severe, does getting rid of nathan way to do enough to restore public confidence? l nathan way to do enough to restore public confidence?— public confidenc
. -- mcafee. that is a tactic former president trump is - here. -- mcafee.for the prosecution, isn�*t it? it is for the prosecution, isn't it? it is worse than _ forthe prosecution, isn't it? it 3 worse than embarrassing really. judge mcafee made the decision that based upon what is called an appearance of impropriety test the district attorney willis and her entire team would have to be removed. he actually made that ruling but he created an exit ramp, they would not be removed if nathan...
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judge scott mcafee ruling that fulton county district attorney, fani willis can continue prosecuting the case there is a catch though, if she stays. nathan wade, the special prosecutor, willis, hired who she's been romantically involved with in the past, must be removed. today's decision comes after a monthslong effort to disqualify willis from the case with attorneys for trump and his co-defendants, arguing that willis financially benefited from hiring wade and that created a conflict of interest. now, the judge was critical of that relationship. he described a serious lapse in judgment, but ultimately, he wrote in his ruling, quote georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict of interest for simply making bad choices. even repeatedly. let's get you live now to fulton county and cnn's nick valencia has been following this case very closely. nick, despite that stern language about willis's conduct, judge scott mcafee you're delivering a win for her office >> a monumental decision, a historic decision, boris, and a technical win for fani willis. but one that comes wit
judge scott mcafee ruling that fulton county district attorney, fani willis can continue prosecuting the case there is a catch though, if she stays. nathan wade, the special prosecutor, willis, hired who she's been romantically involved with in the past, must be removed. today's decision comes after a monthslong effort to disqualify willis from the case with attorneys for trump and his co-defendants, arguing that willis financially benefited from hiring wade and that created a conflict of...
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mcafee says look, their oaths of office say one thing only, i'll follow the u.s. and georgia constitution. that's a really big document, and there could be hundreds of ways that you could violate it, and if they're not sure they can't prepare their defense. in the federal system and most other state systems, chris, it would be easily remedied. the prosecution would just come in and explain, okay, here's how you violated the oath. here's the clause that they pushed you to violate. it so happens that remedy is not available in georgia, which the judge lamented in a footnote. so now the options are just as you say. she can refile in a new grand jury. she can just drop them. or she can appeal. i think she may just drop them because the overt act, the evidence itself, remains. the big rico charge remains. it's just these particular charges that say you made state officials violate their oaths of office and mcafee saying you're just not clear enough about what they did and it's too open-ended. we know the facts but we don't know exactly how they violated the constitutio
mcafee says look, their oaths of office say one thing only, i'll follow the u.s. and georgia constitution. that's a really big document, and there could be hundreds of ways that you could violate it, and if they're not sure they can't prepare their defense. in the federal system and most other state systems, chris, it would be easily remedied. the prosecution would just come in and explain, okay, here's how you violated the oath. here's the clause that they pushed you to violate. it so happens...
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and judge mcafee said the prosecutors could refile those counts. meanwhile, the former president was in court in person in florida, relating to special counsel jack smith's investigation into trump taking scores of classified documents with him to mar-a-lago when he left office. trump's team argued to judge eileen cannon that she should dismiss the entire federal case on the grounds of the presidential records act, claiming the classified documents that he took with him were personal and thus excluded from the act requirements. we, of course, await judge cannon's decisions on that one. but although during the hearing she decided to reject trump's team's arguments that the case should be dismissed on the grounds of the espionage act. that trial is currently set to start in late may. we will see if that happens. about 1000 miles up the coast in new york, the stormy daniels hush money trial was supposed to start in just over a week. but the judge in that case as agreed to a 30 day delay and left open the possibility that that trial could be delayed ev
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mcafee saying that it's probably too soon. we're per too far out from jury selection for that to be the case. but he he did say that the time may have arrived for an order preventing willis from further discussing the case in public. do you think that is essentially winking at the defense saying that they should file a motion to impose a gag order on willis i think it's certainly was suggesting that they should consider it doesn't mean hell necessarily granted, we'd have to see what the scope of any gag order would be, but if i'm fani willis, i want to retreat from the limelight of this case right now in the sense that let your line prosecutors let the team you assembled be the face of this case. you're the political face. understandably, you were elected, you're going to always be the phase in some manner, but let your team handle the case, prosecuted, bring it to trial and get a conviction. you want to be in the background as much as possible so that when people think about this case going forward, when they see a possibly g
mcafee saying that it's probably too soon. we're per too far out from jury selection for that to be the case. but he he did say that the time may have arrived for an order preventing willis from further discussing the case in public. do you think that is essentially winking at the defense saying that they should file a motion to impose a gag order on willis i think it's certainly was suggesting that they should consider it doesn't mean hell necessarily granted, we'd have to see what the scope...
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alex, in my opinion, what you just read should have been enough for judge mcafee. what you just read in the fact that he did not find any material initial benefit. the fact that he found fani willis did not start this continue this because she was deriving financial benefit and it was not the motivation for her that should've been the end of the analysis he went one step further and said that as of the appearance of impropriety, there is an opportunity to cure that. in order to do so, one of the two had to step down. as you announced, it was nathan wade. >> katie, another big development. this is in the stormy daniels hush money case. the judge has agreed to hear trumps motion to dismiss the charges on march 25th. that was the date the trial scheduled to start. it is fallen into a firestorm over allegations related to thousands of documents. , you just spoke with michael cohen on your show. what is happening here in any of it be fatal for the case? >> as it happens, when you are on the 11th hour before trial, certain things pop up. this is a big thing that has popp
alex, in my opinion, what you just read should have been enough for judge mcafee. what you just read in the fact that he did not find any material initial benefit. the fact that he found fani willis did not start this continue this because she was deriving financial benefit and it was not the motivation for her that should've been the end of the analysis he went one step further and said that as of the appearance of impropriety, there is an opportunity to cure that. in order to do so, one of...
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that's going to be judge mcafee decision. but there's plenty of time between now and november to get started, whether that's august, whether that's july, whether that's september tom, he told cnn two weeks ago that if judge mcafee follows the georgia supreme court case law, you believe fani willis will not >> be disqualified. are you still expecting the judge mcafee will leave fani willis on the case yes, >> i believe the judge will have to find that there's an actual conflict and there's not an actual conflict the appearance of conflict is not what the law of demand there has to be an actual conflict i've watched the hearings very closely and i do not believe that the defense has shown that there is an actual conflict certainly an appearance, but not an actual conflict >> charlie, what do you think >> i agree with j. tom on what the law is clear in georgia, there has been a lot of talk about well, it's an open question. it's not, it's his j tom says this is very clear that actual conflict is the standard here. and as we've t
that's going to be judge mcafee decision. but there's plenty of time between now and november to get started, whether that's august, whether that's july, whether that's september tom, he told cnn two weeks ago that if judge mcafee follows the georgia supreme court case law, you believe fani willis will not >> be disqualified. are you still expecting the judge mcafee will leave fani willis on the case yes, >> i believe the judge will have to find that there's an actual conflict and...
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they're gonna decide whether or not they want to take up this review of judge mcafee decision to allow fani willis to keep prosecuting this case in georgia and look, they're not 45 days to make that decision once trump's legal team formerly submits their petition asking for an appeal, and then ultimately they're going to say whether or not they want to overturn judge mcafee decision if they do indeed take up that case, that'd be a pretty stunning reversal given mcafee is order that was really a forceful rebuke of willis and nathan wade, her top prosecutor. she was allegedly engaged in an improper romantic relationship with but look, mcafee is definitely allowing this run its course, allowing the appeals court to make its decision as to whether or not his ruling does match up with their interpretation of the law. but look, really important part of maccabees ruling today actually came in the very last sentence where he made queer that he was not going to pause this case in georgia while that appeals process plays out on the disqualification issue, he said that they're gonna continue to w
they're gonna decide whether or not they want to take up this review of judge mcafee decision to allow fani willis to keep prosecuting this case in georgia and look, they're not 45 days to make that decision once trump's legal team formerly submits their petition asking for an appeal, and then ultimately they're going to say whether or not they want to overturn judge mcafee decision if they do indeed take up that case, that'd be a pretty stunning reversal given mcafee is order that was really a...
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mcafee continuing to allow the case to go forward. he's indicated that he wants to continue to work through the other issues leading up to a trial scenario, and i'm told that source at by sources that mcafee is rolled up his sleeves since the decision came down that he is focused on continuing to move forward even as well as could still face disqualification, just not from his hand. >> is that cohen? thanks so much for that update. let's dig deeper on the story now with cnn legal analyst michael moore and michael, thank you so much for being with us tonight. this is a bit of a bold timeline from fani willis. is this just wishful thinking that the case is going to continue as if nothing happened and actually get underway before november for his election >> yeah. well, i'm glad to be with you. i really think this is >> mostly just posturing by the da's office. so you'll remember that the judge early on before all the scandalous allegations came out, he had suggested that this trial was going to take many, many months and even the distri
mcafee continuing to allow the case to go forward. he's indicated that he wants to continue to work through the other issues leading up to a trial scenario, and i'm told that source at by sources that mcafee is rolled up his sleeves since the decision came down that he is focused on continuing to move forward even as well as could still face disqualification, just not from his hand. >> is that cohen? thanks so much for that update. let's dig deeper on the story now with cnn legal analyst...
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does mcafee's dismissal seem unusual to you?unusual in that of those filed in criminal cases, they are rarely granted. so basically, the defense has to show that the crime has not been alleged be enough for them to be on notice. these defenses all of which involve solicitation of violation of the oath of office by public official, there is not enough information in the oath for the state to allege how the conduct violated that personal term of the oath. so public officials in georgia have different oaths so some are more specific than others. and it just so happens that the oaths taken by the house, the representatives and the senators in georgia and the governor, the secretary of state is very broad and alleges she will support the constitution of the state and the state of georgia. of all the terms, the state would have to put in the indictment which one of those asking for the electors, alternate slate of electors to be appointed or for votes to be found. which one of those clauses, that conduct violated such that these peopl
does mcafee's dismissal seem unusual to you?unusual in that of those filed in criminal cases, they are rarely granted. so basically, the defense has to show that the crime has not been alleged be enough for them to be on notice. these defenses all of which involve solicitation of violation of the oath of office by public official, there is not enough information in the oath for the state to allege how the conduct violated that personal term of the oath. so public officials in georgia have...
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so i think judge mcafee is ruling was really very detailed. it was thorough. and i think he made it essentially appeal proof in the sense that this the appellate process right now is discretionary. he has to gretchen to allow this this intermediary appeal that georgia court of appeals also has the discretion to say no, thank you. we don't want to hear it right now i think because it was so thorough and because he did give this off-ramped to the da that the da's office has now taken with special prosecutor wade, leaving it's really unlikely in my view that this is going to be appealed over the summer. >> do we have any sense of how the case is going to change or if it will change. now that again, one of the main prosecutors eighth and wade is going to be stepping away. >> well, i don't think it's going to change much, so i think what's important understand is nathan wade's role here. nathan wade probably was not the person really driving the legal theory behind this. there were other special prosecutors who have expertise in rico for example, who have expertise
so i think judge mcafee is ruling was really very detailed. it was thorough. and i think he made it essentially appeal proof in the sense that this the appellate process right now is discretionary. he has to gretchen to allow this this intermediary appeal that georgia court of appeals also has the discretion to say no, thank you. we don't want to hear it right now i think because it was so thorough and because he did give this off-ramped to the da that the da's office has now taken with special...
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that had to way on judge mcafee's mind as well.ase law other than his own decision today. >> let's get some final thoughts today either about the future of this case or any of the other constellation of legal charges facing donald trump right now. >> i actually do expect that we will see challenges in front of the georgia state bar sooner than later from donald trump's defense attorneys to try and talk about an attac on the ethics of fani willis. under georgia statute, that would be the place to pursue these conversations. the other thing is that fulton county is the case that donald trump needs to be most concerned about from a criminal conviction standpoint, because it's the case he can do the least about regardless of the outcome in november. i still believe that remains the case. all in all, the landscape remains the same. there is a delay. nathan wade will likely be removed. this is still a very serious matter that donald trump has to contend with. i do believe it is the most likely that he will ultimately be convicted on of a
that had to way on judge mcafee's mind as well.ase law other than his own decision today. >> let's get some final thoughts today either about the future of this case or any of the other constellation of legal charges facing donald trump right now. >> i actually do expect that we will see challenges in front of the georgia state bar sooner than later from donald trump's defense attorneys to try and talk about an attac on the ethics of fani willis. under georgia statute, that would be...
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does mcafee's dismissal seem unusual to you?it unusual in that those are filed very often in criminal cases. they are rarely granted, so basically, the defense has to show that the crime has not been alleged with enough specificity for them to be put on notice of what they have to defend against, so for these defenses, all of which involved solicitation, a violation of their oath of office by a public official, there is not enough of -- information in the oath for the state to allege how the particular conduct violated that term of the oath. different public official in georgia have different oats, and more -- some are more specific than others. it just so happens that the oath taken by the house of representatives and senators in georgia, as well as the governor, is very broad, and alleges that she will support the constitution of the state and the state of georgia, which means that of all of the terms and clauses and articles, they would have to show or put in the indictment which one of those, asking for the alternate slate o
does mcafee's dismissal seem unusual to you?it unusual in that those are filed very often in criminal cases. they are rarely granted, so basically, the defense has to show that the crime has not been alleged with enough specificity for them to be put on notice of what they have to defend against, so for these defenses, all of which involved solicitation, a violation of their oath of office by a public official, there is not enough of -- information in the oath for the state to allege how the...
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so judge mcafee will afford them the opportunity to be heard. but there is also the issue of nathan wade's cell phone records, they were pulled by steve sadow, the lawyer for donald trump. their admissibility will be addressed today. the cell phone records according to the defense indicating that wade and willis spent time that suggests there was more going on other than just friendship. both have testified under oath that, yes, wade went to willis' condo during that period of time and more importantly, no, nothing happened and i think really at the end of the day, judge mcafee has only the ability to rely on the evidence that has been submitted, expecting written ruling, jose, do not expect him to rule from the bench today. i would say anywhere from a week to two weeks to afford the judge the opportunity to assess all of the evidence and then issue a written ruling in this case. >> so, lisa, what could that ruling be? what are the options that the judge is going to be weighing? what are the possible outcomes we could be seeing? >> let's start w
so judge mcafee will afford them the opportunity to be heard. but there is also the issue of nathan wade's cell phone records, they were pulled by steve sadow, the lawyer for donald trump. their admissibility will be addressed today. the cell phone records according to the defense indicating that wade and willis spent time that suggests there was more going on other than just friendship. both have testified under oath that, yes, wade went to willis' condo during that period of time and more...
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mcafee basically split the baby with this _ today. judge mcafee basically split the baby with this rulingsplit the baby with this ruling. on the i the baby with this ruling. on the one hand, he said that there was no actual conflict of interest that warranted removing da fani willis from the case — but he put the ball in her court and said, "either you can stay on this case, or nathan wade, your special prosecutor whose lead this trump case who you are in a romantic relationship with, or he states." so he left the choice up to her to decide, he said there was an appearance of impropriety which is what required a move like that — and within a couple hours, nathan wade tendered his letter of resignation, which da fani willis excepted. so, so far, things will keep moving ahead. there's still a question of whether the defence will appeal, which could delay things in this case — but it seems like this nightmare over the last two months where all sorts of salacious allegations about the district attorney, all over the headlines nationally watched hearings, that appears to be up behind her. so w
mcafee basically split the baby with this _ today. judge mcafee basically split the baby with this rulingsplit the baby with this ruling. on the i the baby with this ruling. on the one hand, he said that there was no actual conflict of interest that warranted removing da fani willis from the case — but he put the ball in her court and said, "either you can stay on this case, or nathan wade, your special prosecutor whose lead this trump case who you are in a romantic relationship with, or...
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judge mcafee in georgia just dropped some of them.t he said and what it tells us about his pending, you might say looming, ruling on d.a. fan fani willis. >> the housepassed a bill that could ban tiktok. what will happen to the app on your phone in the senate passes it too? >>> and what engineers said this plane should have been doing hours before the door plug blew out. we're back in 60 seconds. . (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. i know what it's like to perform through pain. if you're like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by migraine, nurtec odt may help. it's the only medication that can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks. treat and prevent, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. relief is possible. talk to a doctor about nurtec odt. [stomach growling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigesti
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nathan wade handing in his resignation letter hours after judge scott mcafee ruled district attorney fani willis could stay on the case only if wade goes willis accepting the resignation of the man with whom she was romantically involved >> writing, i will always remember and will remind everyone that you were brave enough to step forward and take on the investigation and prosecution in his ruling, mcafee concluding, the defense failed to prove willis financially benefited from hiring wade, but this finding is by no means an indication that the court condones this tremendous lapse it's in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the district attorney's testimony during the evidentiary hearing, judge scott mcafee wrote rather, it is the undersigned's opinion that georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices. mcafee also describing willis fiery testimony last month as unprofessional you've been intrusive into people's personal lives. you'll confuse, you think i'm on trial. these people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020.
nathan wade handing in his resignation letter hours after judge scott mcafee ruled district attorney fani willis could stay on the case only if wade goes willis accepting the resignation of the man with whom she was romantically involved >> writing, i will always remember and will remind everyone that you were brave enough to step forward and take on the investigation and prosecution in his ruling, mcafee concluding, the defense failed to prove willis financially benefited from hiring...
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the judge mcafee is looking at and it is this question of some sort of ethical impropriety. was there a benefit to fani willis because of her relationship with nathan wade? she hired him. her office was paying him to take on the prosecution of donald trump and all of these other defendants to bring that case and she did have a relationship with him in her testimony and his after he started in that office. and so there is a lot of questions about how judge mcafee is going to look at the facts here. and if he thinks that it is enough to remove her from the case, the big picture is that legally, judge mcafee says he is basing it on the facts. he says these kinds of orders take time to write. we've been waiting two weeks for a decision here today. he says, is the day or the last day in that two-week period that he could rule. he needs to make sure he says exactly what's he wants and he says, i plan to stick to the timeline i gave everyone. and also that no ruling of his is going to be based on politics. he said that in a radio interview last week, but of course there's always po
the judge mcafee is looking at and it is this question of some sort of ethical impropriety. was there a benefit to fani willis because of her relationship with nathan wade? she hired him. her office was paying him to take on the prosecution of donald trump and all of these other defendants to bring that case and she did have a relationship with him in her testimony and his after he started in that office. and so there is a lot of questions about how judge mcafee is going to look at the facts...
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in a ruling today scott mcafee said while he did not find an actual conflict of interest in the case he did find a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team and gave willis an ultimatum. either she and her office leave the case or wade. in a letter wade writes today he is resigning to move this case forward as quickly as possible point for willis, today's ruling is a legal victory but a professional blow following the stunning to our testimony. >> it is a lot. it is a lot. >> judge scott mcafee scolding what he called her, unprofessional manner, on the stand. while not dismissing the case pr out right as the defense had asked mcafee takes willis to task over this tremendous lapse in judgment. tonight trump's attorney says he will use all legal options available as we fight to end this case. >> let's get smarter with the leadoff panel today. michelle joins us. luke broadwater, congressional reporter for the new york times. and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and former deputy assistant attorney general.r let's start with you. w
in a ruling today scott mcafee said while he did not find an actual conflict of interest in the case he did find a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team and gave willis an ultimatum. either she and her office leave the case or wade. in a letter wade writes today he is resigning to move this case forward as quickly as possible point for willis, today's ruling is a legal victory but a professional blow following the stunning to our...
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we now see a few of these counts had been dismissed or quashed by judge mcafee. we should see a ruling from judge mcafee whether to disqualify fani willis from this case. i know i'm asking you to read tea leaves, maya, but what are your thoughts on what you expect to see happening? >> i certainly don't think there's sufficient evidence to disqualify fani willing in this case whatsoever. certainly i can't read the tea leaves, but my hope is the judge acknowledges that. and what the judge is writing now is a very sound opinion about why. but, look, this is -- if this does get removed, i just think that is not doing a service to the people of georgia in the sense that once there's a decision about where to send it, it essentially takes what has already been an indictment this very judge calls abundant in terms of the conduct and the overt acts in this very, very sizable rico case and says we'll turn it over and put it in a situation where they have to go through again. >> maya, to that point we don't know how long that would take to get reassigned, if disqualificati
we now see a few of these counts had been dismissed or quashed by judge mcafee. we should see a ruling from judge mcafee whether to disqualify fani willis from this case. i know i'm asking you to read tea leaves, maya, but what are your thoughts on what you expect to see happening? >> i certainly don't think there's sufficient evidence to disqualify fani willing in this case whatsoever. certainly i can't read the tea leaves, but my hope is the judge acknowledges that. and what the judge...
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what is interesting, though, is judge mcafee is continuing the process. i want to emphasize this, he didn't pump the brakes on this case proceeding, even though there was a pending disqualification motion for fani willis. in fact, at the original setting of the evidentiary hearing, he was actually doing the oral arguments on some of these motions. and i think that's really telling that we're getting this order today. it shows that judge mcafee is doing the work that needs to be done, and, number two, i think it also shows -- in my opinion -- why would you be doing this if you're going to disqualify fani willis anyway. don't hold me to this, it is not gospel, but i think that is an interesting thing that you're getting this order now, but this was going to happen no matter what, jose. this is not some big tell that this indictment is fatally going to be going away one day. in fact, to catherine's point, it is very clear this indictment is still in play, just portions of it are now gone. >> and so as we have been talking about, this comes at a time when we'
what is interesting, though, is judge mcafee is continuing the process. i want to emphasize this, he didn't pump the brakes on this case proceeding, even though there was a pending disqualification motion for fani willis. in fact, at the original setting of the evidentiary hearing, he was actually doing the oral arguments on some of these motions. and i think that's really telling that we're getting this order today. it shows that judge mcafee is doing the work that needs to be done, and,...
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judge mcafee is sitting down.ie, give us the initial state of play. >> reporter: so today are going to be the arguments, you can call them the closing arguments if you want, katie, because this has become a trial within a trial for a case that doesn't even have a trial date. this evidentiary hearing spanning a number of weeks, reopening evidence earlier this week in order to have the former divorce attorney for nathan wade, a man by the name of terrence bradley to have to take the stand to answer more questions by the defense. the state notably not having any for mr. bradley. terrence bradley was promised to be the, quote, star witness for the defense to talk about the timing of the nathan wade, fani willis personal relationship. however, bradley refused to deliver for the defense, so now scott mcafee taking the bench today to listen to these arguments from both sides, each the state and the defense having the opportunity to convince judge mcafee that the law in this case has been met. remember, this is the burden
judge mcafee is sitting down.ie, give us the initial state of play. >> reporter: so today are going to be the arguments, you can call them the closing arguments if you want, katie, because this has become a trial within a trial for a case that doesn't even have a trial date. this evidentiary hearing spanning a number of weeks, reopening evidence earlier this week in order to have the former divorce attorney for nathan wade, a man by the name of terrence bradley to have to take the stand...
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it was a 23 page ruling that scott, thatjudge mcafee scott, judge scott mcafee gave, but he was criticalm just going to quote, matthew, that she had committed a tremendous lapse injudgment by engaging in an affair with mr. wade and also called her testimony, which, as i mentioned, that there was this hearing last month unprofessional. mr trump claimed that this relationship she had, she benefited financially. but both of them, ms willis and mr wade, denied there were any benefits, any sort of financial benefits. they said when they went on holidays together, they split the cost and so forth. but mr mcafee said that there wasn't enough evidence to suggest that there was an actual conflict of interest, that you you have to have evidence. it can'tjust be the appearance of it. however, he did say in order to resolve that appearance of impropriety, one of them has to step down. either fani willis has to recuse herself or nathan wade has to. and we understand that the judge will decide that. but in theory, the case should go ahead in august, which is when prosecutors want it to begin. well, it
it was a 23 page ruling that scott, thatjudge mcafee scott, judge scott mcafee gave, but he was criticalm just going to quote, matthew, that she had committed a tremendous lapse injudgment by engaging in an affair with mr. wade and also called her testimony, which, as i mentioned, that there was this hearing last month unprofessional. mr trump claimed that this relationship she had, she benefited financially. but both of them, ms willis and mr wade, denied there were any benefits, any sort of...