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that is what judge scott mcafee is referring to.sn't truthful in another case, having nothing to do with this one, but having some repercussions for this one, and because of that, that's why mcafee is saying the remedy for that appearance of impropriety is that either willis goes and her office with it, or wade goes, giving her the easy choice. >> so, we have a lot of the reasoning in this decision, it's more than 20 pages, danny, but we got a little bit more into judge mcafee's head in a brief interview he had yesterday with one of the local news stations there in georgia. take a listen. >> the message i always want to convey is that ruling of mind is ever based on politics, i'm going to be following the law as best i understand it. >> ruling not based on politics u following the law as best he can. there was a lot on the line with this decision, for judge mcafee personally, for the state of georgia, for the country. >> yeah, disqualifying the d.a.'s office would have meant not the actual technical end of the case, but it effective
that is what judge scott mcafee is referring to.sn't truthful in another case, having nothing to do with this one, but having some repercussions for this one, and because of that, that's why mcafee is saying the remedy for that appearance of impropriety is that either willis goes and her office with it, or wade goes, giving her the easy choice. >> so, we have a lot of the reasoning in this decision, it's more than 20 pages, danny, but we got a little bit more into judge mcafee's head in a...
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judge scott mcafee dropped six counts, three applying directly to donald trump, who still faces ten felony counts in that case alone. the six counts focused on accusations trump and his co-defendants asked public officials to violate their oaths of office. the judge found the language in the indictment too generic and did not specify which part of which oath of which constitution, state or federal, trump and his co-defendants had been accused of asking georgia officials to violate. in that ruling, judge mcafee writes, "these six counts contain all the essential elements of the crime but fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission. they don't give the defense enough time to prepare. end quote. the judge left the door open for prosecutors to reindict on these dropped charges. judge mcafee expected to rule
judge scott mcafee dropped six counts, three applying directly to donald trump, who still faces ten felony counts in that case alone. the six counts focused on accusations trump and his co-defendants asked public officials to violate their oaths of office. the judge found the language in the indictment too generic and did not specify which part of which oath of which constitution, state or federal, trump and his co-defendants had been accused of asking georgia officials to violate. in that...
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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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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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but today, judge scott mcafee ruled they failed to include sufficient detail, and did not give the defendants enough information to prepare their defenses intelligently." 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 cas
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fulton county judge scott mcafee gave district attorney fani willis an ultimatum today: either step aside from the 2020 election subversion case, or have her form a romantic partner, special prosecutor nation weighed, withdraw. within hours, wade tendered his resignation, effective immediately, to move this case forward. the former president hailed the move onto route social, calling wade a disgrace. >> he had to. there is no way is going to be the elector district attorney of fulton county fani willis who was going to step down. after this decision came out. >> reporter: the judge's ruling found trump and the codefendants who filed the complaint against willis and zelenskyy failed to prove a conflict of interest. there was no evidence that willis benefited from her yearlong relationship with wade which include trips to the caribbean and california, but did include an incident of impropriety. 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 te
fulton county judge scott mcafee gave district attorney fani willis an ultimatum today: either step aside from the 2020 election subversion case, or have her form a romantic partner, special prosecutor nation weighed, withdraw. within hours, wade tendered his resignation, effective immediately, to move this case forward. the former president hailed the move onto route social, calling wade a disgrace. >> he had to. there is no way is going to be the elector district attorney of fulton...
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so nic walk us through this decision by judge scott mcafee well, this is >> certainly a knock to there's towards the district attorney's office that they didn't include enough details about what crime these defendants were allegedly it's eliciting this all has to do with the violation of an oath of office for public officials. and it's related to several charges that have since been dismissed as of this morning by the presiding judge, scott mcafee. some of them related to the former president and that infamous phone call to georgia secretary of state for. trump asked brad raffensberger to find more votes. the other charge related to the fake elector scheme that a scheme that trump and his allies thought up of trying to subvert the electoral college and trying to say that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election here in georgia when he really lee lost to current president joe biden. and this is what the judge is saying in part of his ruling as to why he decided this way, the court's concern is less at the state has failed to alleged sufficient conduct of the defendants in fact, it
so nic walk us through this decision by judge scott mcafee well, this is >> certainly a knock to there's towards the district attorney's office that they didn't include enough details about what crime these defendants were allegedly it's eliciting this all has to do with the violation of an oath of office for public officials. and it's related to several charges that have since been dismissed as of this morning by the presiding judge, scott mcafee. some of them related to the former...
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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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and one of the things we will look, we're we're looking for for scott mcafee to clarify, today is what that burden is exactly now amounts, whether the evidence amounts to a conflict of interest, they've argued that the evidence shows that fani willis financially benefited from her romantic relationship with wade or even if the burden is is the appearance of a conflict of interests that could radically change the calculation into whether or not scott mcafee is likely to ultimately disqualify willis but look, the lawyer for the district attorney's office are going to have a chance to push back and make their own case as to why fani willis should remain on the case. and i don't have to state the state it's here for you guys. it's a pivotal moment in this case, sources have told me for weeks now that if fani willis is disqualified, people inside the district attorney's office fear that that means it's the case itself is effectively dead because nobody else in this state will want to pick it up because of the political taint that would be on it. and now we're also looking to see more from s
and one of the things we will look, we're we're looking for for scott mcafee to clarify, today is what that burden is exactly now amounts, whether the evidence amounts to a conflict of interest, they've argued that the evidence shows that fani willis financially benefited from her romantic relationship with wade or even if the burden is is the appearance of a conflict of interests that could radically change the calculation into whether or not scott mcafee is likely to ultimately disqualify...
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but we should remind our viewers that scott mcafee himself is somebody with concerns primitive bona fides during his college years, he was ahead of the law republicans. he was also a member of the federalist society and he has been celebrated and really touted as fair by both sides on this hey there are still some big questions about what happens next going forward. when will we see nathan wade make an appearance? will we hear from fani willis? it really seems at this point only a matter of time before we get a resignation from nathan wade, even though we haven't heard from him in and also the big question right now at this hour is will the da try to get this case back on track before the november reelection? briana. >> yeah, that is the big question. nick valencia, live horse outside the fulton county courthouse in atlanta. and with us now we have cnn chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid, that the timelines the question here, because theoretically now this case can move forward. fani willis had been pushing for august. that seems increasingly unlikely. >> it seemed ambitious whe
but we should remind our viewers that scott mcafee himself is somebody with concerns primitive bona fides during his college years, he was ahead of the law republicans. he was also a member of the federalist society and he has been celebrated and really touted as fair by both sides on this hey there are still some big questions about what happens next going forward. when will we see nathan wade make an appearance? will we hear from fani willis? it really seems at this point only a matter of...
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carolina: en tanto, el juez del caso de interferencia electoral en texas, scott mcafee decidiese maÑanatÁ desde la capital del paÍs, ha sido una semana tremendamente agitada para el expresidente, donald trump. vamos contigo. edwin: buenas tardes. luego de varios meses de controversia, finalmente el juez en georgia, scott mcafee ha tomado la decisiÓn de que fanny willis puede seguir formando parte de este caso, puede seguir liderando la investigaciÓn en contra del expresidente, donald trump y de otros 18 coacusados, pero ha dejado claro que a cambio, nathan wake fiscal especial contratado, y con quien tendrÍa una relaciÓn amorosa, debe renunciar al cargo para que todo pueda continuar en su curso regular. por supuesto, hay otros casos que siguen acaparando titulares que involucran al expresidente, donald trump. por ejemplo, en new york la fiscalÍa estÁ pidiendo que se retrase el juicio por 30 dÍas para que todas las partes tengan la posibilidad de analizar nueva evidencia, en este caso que involucra el pago de sobornos a la actriz pornogrÁfica stormy daniels, por parte del expresidente, d
carolina: en tanto, el juez del caso de interferencia electoral en texas, scott mcafee decidiese maÑanatÁ desde la capital del paÍs, ha sido una semana tremendamente agitada para el expresidente, donald trump. vamos contigo. edwin: buenas tardes. luego de varios meses de controversia, finalmente el juez en georgia, scott mcafee ha tomado la decisiÓn de que fanny willis puede seguir formando parte de este caso, puede seguir liderando la investigaciÓn en contra del expresidente, donald trump...
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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...
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mcafee scolding what he called her unprofessional manner on the stand, and while not dismissing the case outright, as the defense had asked, mcafee takes willis to task over, quote, this tremendous lapse in judgment tonight, trump's attorney, steve sadow, says he will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case. also tonight, trump's former vice president, mike pence, tells fox news, he will not endorse trump, in part because of his actions on january 6th >> donald trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years, and that's why i cannot in good conscience endorse donald trump in this campaign >> reporter: yet another political headwind for a candidate already facing several legal ones blayne alexander, nbc news, atlanta. >> and laura jarrett back with me laura, we know the manhattan case is delayed. we talked about that but what's the story in georgia where does that move forward from here? >> well, lester, this was already unlikely to happen before the election, and afte
mcafee scolding what he called her unprofessional manner on the stand, and while not dismissing the case outright, as the defense had asked, mcafee takes willis to task over, quote, this tremendous lapse in judgment tonight, trump's attorney, steve sadow, says he will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case. also tonight, trump's former vice president, mike pence, tells fox news, he will not endorse trump, in part because of his actions on january 6th >>...
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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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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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. >> judge scott mcafee has given d.a. fani willis a difficult choice to make but most legal analysts assume she will choose to stay on with her office and instead take the option to ask special prosecutor nathan wade to step down. that would allow willis and the rest of her office to proceed. the judge was unconvinced by defense allegations that willis and wade improperly benefited financially from a previous romantic relationship that involved cruises and other travel but judge mcafee did express concern allowing the couple to continue prosecuting this case together would lead the public to question whether their relationship had resumed. put differently they could think the d.a. is not exercising her independent professional judgment free of any compromising influences as long as wade remains on the case. this unnecessary perception will persist. former president trump's lead defense counsel in the georgia case had this reaction. while respecting the court's decision we believe the court did not afford appropriate signi
. >> judge scott mcafee has given d.a. fani willis a difficult choice to make but most legal analysts assume she will choose to stay on with her office and instead take the option to ask special prosecutor nathan wade to step down. that would allow willis and the rest of her office to proceed. the judge was unconvinced by defense allegations that willis and wade improperly benefited financially from a previous romantic relationship that involved cruises and other travel but judge mcafee...
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tom about how judge scott mcafee may rule here. the questioning that he had there for the chief deputy district attorney here kaitlan again, at the judge follows a georgia supreme court case law. there's never been a case where a prosecutor has been dismissed and disqualified because of the appearance of impropriety. there has to be an actual conflict. i'll give you an example. i prosecuted a case where it came out that the defendant they had ordered me assassinated. they tried to get me thrown off the case that they did not succeed in the georgia supreme court held that there was not an actual conflict, even though there may have been an appearance wow, i mean, we'll talk more about that in case of care, but that's a really notable moment, but it basically you're saying that you think she's not going to get disqualified here? >> not at the judge, follows the georgia case law. there's been a lot of noise and a lot of damage done to ms willis and her office. but again, through it, all you've got to follow the case precedent. and it
tom about how judge scott mcafee may rule here. the questioning that he had there for the chief deputy district attorney here kaitlan again, at the judge follows a georgia supreme court case law. there's never been a case where a prosecutor has been dismissed and disqualified because of the appearance of impropriety. there has to be an actual conflict. i'll give you an example. i prosecuted a case where it came out that the defendant they had ordered me assassinated. they tried to get me thrown...
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but it came with some harsh criticism from judge scott mcafee, who rebuked willis for the relationship. and now says that it leaves a stain on the prosecution's team. cnn's nick valencia is live outside the courthouse. for us in fulton county, nyc. you've been watching this case unfold for months? what stands out to you about the decision today >> we'll look, fani willis, there were some real concerns that she would be disqualified before today. and as it stands, she's going to be allowed to stay so long as she gets rid of the man whom she was romantically involved in and those close to fani willis or allies. they are seeing this as a big win it's a huge win even if it's only a technical win on paper. and even if it does come with some blistering criticism from the judge a massive indictment on her behavior. he called some of her testimony on february 15th during those disqualification hearings, unprofessional, and he had some sharp end point in words about her relationship with nathan wade. this is what judge scott mcafee is saying, and part of his decision saying, quote, georgia law
but it came with some harsh criticism from judge scott mcafee, who rebuked willis for the relationship. and now says that it leaves a stain on the prosecution's team. cnn's nick valencia is live outside the courthouse. for us in fulton county, nyc. you've been watching this case unfold for months? what stands out to you about the decision today >> we'll look, fani willis, there were some real concerns that she would be disqualified before today. and as it stands, she's going to be allowed...
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matt from judge scott mcafee, paula, what do you know? >> so the top line here is that the judge has ruled that the district attorney, fani willis, can continue on this case against former president trump and over a dozen other defendants. but he does address this issue of an appearance of a conflict because the big question here is whether there was an actual conflict. the defendants were alleging that fani willis and not only that she had this romantic relationship with a lead prosecutor on the trump case? case, but then she also benefited financially and he had to decide the judge had to sort of do this analysis. is it enough that it's just looks bad, but there's an appearance of a conflict or did they need to prove to the defendants at trump and his co-defendants need to prove that there was an actual conflict now, again, i say that day fani willis can stay on this case. it also appears that the judge is saying that this appearance issue needs to be addressed before this can go forward. so this appears to be a pretty nuanced a ruling,
matt from judge scott mcafee, paula, what do you know? >> so the top line here is that the judge has ruled that the district attorney, fani willis, can continue on this case against former president trump and over a dozen other defendants. but he does address this issue of an appearance of a conflict because the big question here is whether there was an actual conflict. the defendants were alleging that fani willis and not only that she had this romantic relationship with a lead...
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judge scott mcafee has granted more interviews in the last week than he has as he took on this case late last year. and it was yesterday that wsp or affiliate here in atlanta caught up with mcafee at the rotary club. he was there at an event speaking and this is what he had had to say to one of the local news reporters here on the decision, he says should be out tomorrow. i made a promise to everybody these kinds of orders take time to write. i need to make sure i say exactly what i want to and plan to stick to the timeline i gave everyone the message i always want to convey is that no ruling of mine is ever going to be based on politics. i'm going to be following the law as best i understand it. we ran into them earlier this week and asked him about timeline and he doubled down saying that the decision would come out by the end of the week. and here we are. but he also gave an interview late last week to a radio station here and he talked about how this case has personally affected him, saying that he has two young children ages 5.3, and then he looks forward to the de that he could loo
judge scott mcafee has granted more interviews in the last week than he has as he took on this case late last year. and it was yesterday that wsp or affiliate here in atlanta caught up with mcafee at the rotary club. he was there at an event speaking and this is what he had had to say to one of the local news reporters here on the decision, he says should be out tomorrow. i made a promise to everybody these kinds of orders take time to write. i need to make sure i say exactly what i want to and...
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in the 23 page order, judge scott mcafee right , the court finds that the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the district attorney acquire an actual conflict of interest in this case through her personal relationship and recurring travels with her lead prosecutor. however, the establish record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team. as long as wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist. so, judge mcafee ordered that the case could move forward if nathan wade were to resign. shortly after the judges order, wade did just that. now, typically, developers in this case have been binary, each decision by a judge has been considered either a win for the prosecutors or a win for trump and his co- defendants, but this latest development is not so simple. legally, this appears to be a win for fani willis, her case will go forward with her leading the charge. but, trump and his team did successfully managed to delay yet another of his many cases, and politically, this case has suffe
in the 23 page order, judge scott mcafee right , the court finds that the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the district attorney acquire an actual conflict of interest in this case through her personal relationship and recurring travels with her lead prosecutor. however, the establish record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team. as long as wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will...
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last night and appeared to reference at admonishment from judge scott mcafee in his ruling earlier this month, the judge decided willis could continue her election subversion case against donald trump, but he warned that her warner rather than a previous comments were legally improper and could lead to a possible gag order in the future in january, willis defended attacks on her then lead prosecutor nathan wade, suggesting he was being targeted because he's a black man i have to judge mcafee is ruling wade left the case this morning, went to weather alerts are in effect four parts of the country right now, some areas of dealing with heavy rain and strong winds even snow. >> we're still talking about winter weather. mute all just allison chinchar here at the cnn weather center alison where is this late winter weather? winter storm happening? >> right? it's actually going to be a lot of the country you're going to start out to the west, but then it's going to begin to spread its way across the country as we go through the next few days. so right now we've got a lot of snow coming down acr
last night and appeared to reference at admonishment from judge scott mcafee in his ruling earlier this month, the judge decided willis could continue her election subversion case against donald trump, but he warned that her warner rather than a previous comments were legally improper and could lead to a possible gag order in the future in january, willis defended attacks on her then lead prosecutor nathan wade, suggesting he was being targeted because he's a black man i have to judge mcafee is...
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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 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 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 been intrusive into people's personal lives. you'll confuse, you think i'm on trial? people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. i'm not on trial
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 take on the investigation and prosecution in his ruling, mcafee concluding the defense failed to prove willis financially benefited from hiring wade,...
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and i hope the georgia court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case, you'd end immediately the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said, those close to willis note the judge wasn't buying the idea that willis devised a financial scheme to enrich herself. and they're glad she could stay on the case but now she might not be able to take the case to trial before the november election. >> and nick valencia joins us now from atlanta. now that the judge was another, the judge has ruled neck that she can stay on the case and prosecuted. do we know more about when it might actually go to trial? >> well, trump's >> georgia attorneys expected to appeal the decision which could lead to more delays. anderson previously before these charges are before these allegations surface against fani willis, she'd asked for an august trial date and she was on track for that ri
and i hope the georgia court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case, you'd end immediately the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said, those close to willis note the judge wasn't buying the idea that willis devised a financial scheme to enrich herself....
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mcafee decided that she could stay on the case. but >> as expected, trump and some of his co-defendants have appeal with some choice words for willis, cnn's nick valencia explains, when we could get that crucial decision from the appellate court victory in amara after judge scott mcafee granted his certificate for immediate review, we had been anticipating this filing, but now it is official. the former president donald trump and eight of his 14 remaining co-defendants. including his former chief of staff, mark meadows. and his former personal attorney, rudy giuliani, are asking the georgia appellate court to overturn judge mcafee is decision and remove fani willis let's from this case. and here's what they're saying. and part of their filing which is scathing de a willis has covered herself and her office in scandal and disrepute the trial court's decision not to disqualify da willis under these circumstances is a structural error, a violation? the defendants due process rights and seriously denigrate the public's confidence in th
mcafee decided that she could stay on the case. but >> as expected, trump and some of his co-defendants have appeal with some choice words for willis, cnn's nick valencia explains, when we could get that crucial decision from the appellate court victory in amara after judge scott mcafee granted his certificate for immediate review, we had been anticipating this filing, but now it is official. the former president donald trump and eight of his 14 remaining co-defendants. including his...
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. >> john: as scott mcafee is getting ready, let's go to our panel. shannon bream.ry vaughn is fox news legal editor. let's start with you. based on what you have heard throughout this whole affair, where do you expect the judge is going to go in his ruling? >> is starkly different than what we saw a couple weeks ago when you had them on the stand under oath saying this started after i hired him. we always expect these expenses. there's nothing to see here. these allegations are nothing but a political witch hunt as we are trying to prosecute people that we argue tried to overturn the 2020 election but since then, we have had all kinds of new cellular data and texts and testimony that paint a very different picture which now asks the question about whether these two may have potentially perjured themselves. this judge is seen as neutral and fair and very contemplative. i don't think we will hear something from the bench but i don't think it will take them too long. >> this is terrence bradley asked on tuesday whether he lied about willis and wade. listen here. >> di
. >> john: as scott mcafee is getting ready, let's go to our panel. shannon bream.ry vaughn is fox news legal editor. let's start with you. based on what you have heard throughout this whole affair, where do you expect the judge is going to go in his ruling? >> is starkly different than what we saw a couple weeks ago when you had them on the stand under oath saying this started after i hired him. we always expect these expenses. there's nothing to see here. these allegations are...
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and i hope the georgia court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case should end immediately. >> the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said and that attorney for trump here in georgia, steve sadow says he is going to appeal this decision, which is likely to lead to even more delays prior to these claims coming forward. and these disqualifications, disqualification hearings, fani willis had asked for an august trial date, though it is still unclear she can get this case back on track for a trial before the november election. >> while nick valencia reporting for us. thank you very much. let's break all of this down with our legal and political experts and laura coates, let me start with you. finally, willis survive today, but not without very serious damage, right? >> there were some really, really thought-provoking and condemning statements that were mad
and i hope the georgia court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case should end immediately. >> the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said and that attorney for trump here in georgia, steve sadow says he is going to appeal this decision, which is...
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and i hope the georgia court court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case should end immediately. >> the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said trump's georgia attorney steve sadow is expected to appeal the decision which could lead to more delays prior to these allegations surfacing against fani willis. she had asked for an august trial date. what's unclear is if she can get this case back on track for a trial before the november election. unlike the federal charges that trump faces, state charges have different implications because even if trump wins the 2024 election, he would not be able to pardon himself from this case. danny amara >> nick valencia. thank you very much for more on this. let's get right over to constitutional law professor anthony michael christ. all right. anthony, i know that you were on tv for many hours yesterday, dissecting all thi
and i hope the georgia court court of appeals has a different view than scott mcafee. >> she's not equipped to do the job and that case should end immediately. >> the former president's legal team vowing to fight on. we will use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case, which should never have been brought in the first place. attorney steve sadow said trump's georgia attorney steve sadow is expected to appeal the decision which could lead to more delays...
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mcafee's should disqualify fulton county da fani willis, who's overseeing his election, racketeering trial. the other in fort pierce, florida, pressing a federal judge, aileen cannon, to delay his classified documents trial until after the election. a busy day for trump lawyers and for prosecutors, seen as paula reid starts us off in florida former president donald trump at federal court in florida today for a high-stakes hearing to decide when you will be >> tried for allegedly mishandling classified documents and indict moves unsealed charging donald j. trump with felony violations of our national security laws, as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice >> trump faces 40 felony criminal charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified information. some seen here in properly stored at mar-a-lago they raided my house. they did it for publicity reasons. they did it for election interference reasons. they want to interfere with the election. >> the case is currently scheduled for may 20, but judge aileen cannon, a trump appointee, who is overseeing the case,
mcafee's should disqualify fulton county da fani willis, who's overseeing his election, racketeering trial. the other in fort pierce, florida, pressing a federal judge, aileen cannon, to delay his classified documents trial until after the election. a busy day for trump lawyers and for prosecutors, seen as paula reid starts us off in florida former president donald trump at federal court in florida today for a high-stakes hearing to decide when you will be >> tried for allegedly...
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that was the ruling from judge scott mcafee, just a little while ago. we're joined now by tamara halloran she's a senior reporter for the atlanta journal constitution. she's been doing a lot of extensive reporting on this story from day one. tamara, thank you very much for joining us. do you expect we'll hear from fani willis today are or what happens next in the case? >> yeah. we're waiting to hear really from all the sides in this fight. we have yet to hear from the da's office although they did take their time to respond to the initial motion seeking to disqualify her, and it took them several weeks to come out with an official response. we are expecting to hear from them some time hi, i'm in the coming hours or days is she okay with this decision? >> did she let wade go >> we are expecting her to take that path as opposed to recusing her entire office. we're also waiting to hear from the defense attorneys in this case, especially ashleigh merchant, the attorney for mike roman, who filed the initial disqualification motion, and whether she plans to a
that was the ruling from judge scott mcafee, just a little while ago. we're joined now by tamara halloran she's a senior reporter for the atlanta journal constitution. she's been doing a lot of extensive reporting on this story from day one. tamara, thank you very much for joining us. do you expect we'll hear from fani willis today are or what happens next in the case? >> yeah. we're waiting to hear really from all the sides in this fight. we have yet to hear from the da's office although...
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>> well we are just waiting to see what judge scott mcafee and fulton county is going to do. he held so many hearings that we were able to see publicly about this issue that originally bubbled up as something like a little bit of a sideshow, having fani willis on the stand testifying, having nathan than wade, the top prosecutor in that case, also testifying. but there is a real issue here. 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. w
>> well we are just waiting to see what judge scott mcafee and fulton county is going to do. he held so many hearings that we were able to see publicly about this issue that originally bubbled up as something like a little bit of a sideshow, having fani willis on the stand testifying, having nathan than wade, the top prosecutor in that case, also testifying. but there is a real issue here. the judge mcafee is looking at and it is this question of some sort of ethical impropriety. was...
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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 fight finding is by no means an indication that the court condones this tremendous lapse 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's 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 20
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...
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now, every isn't clear if the judge in this case, scott mcafee, believes that defense attorneys have met the burden to actually disqualify fani willis. we'll hear from lawyers representing fani willis, who will clearly pushed back on that notion today. but we're looking for clues into what scott mcafee things he's really the only person whose opinion matters here and he gave a window so into how he expects today to play out, take a listen to what he said on tuesday, looking ahead to today's hearing >> at this point, i need to start hearing the arguments in the law and what we've heard so far. and if i think i'm able to reach a ruling based on that, i will. however, if i think that the proper is going to make a material determinative point. we, we can mirror open the evidence at that point, but just the bottom line is on friday. i do >> the intention >> is that we're still sticking with argument mcafee making clear that he does want to see if there's enough information out there for him to make a decision on this >> disqualification to you, but he's also the door open to potentially a
now, every isn't clear if the judge in this case, scott mcafee, believes that defense attorneys have met the burden to actually disqualify fani willis. we'll hear from lawyers representing fani willis, who will clearly pushed back on that notion today. but we're looking for clues into what scott mcafee things he's really the only person whose opinion matters here and he gave a window so into how he expects today to play out, take a listen to what he said on tuesday, looking ahead to today's...
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but in the meantime, the presiding judge in this case, scott mcafee, decided that he's going to throw out six of the 41 counts in this indictment. we should also be clear, though the most important count in this indictment, the racketeering count, is still standing in this case, but in the short term, the counts having to deal with the solicitation of the violation of an oath and office. so these defendants that were alleged to have tried to get pumped officials calls to violate their oath by creating this fake elector scheme. or as we saw, the former president and tried to get to the secretary of state to overturn the election results here, those charges are no longer applicable in this case. scott mcafee, the judge ruling that the district attorney attorney's office did not provide enough details as to what part of the oath these defendants tried to get these public officials to violate any called that ultimately a fatal error. so some of these counts, six of the accounts of the 41, all of them, of course, having to do with this violation of oath of office, some of them having to do
but in the meantime, the presiding judge in this case, scott mcafee, decided that he's going to throw out six of the 41 counts in this indictment. we should also be clear, though the most important count in this indictment, the racketeering count, is still standing in this case, but in the short term, the counts having to deal with the solicitation of the violation of an oath and office. so these defendants that were alleged to have tried to get pumped officials calls to violate their oath by...
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in a 23-page order, judge scott mcafee finds the court finds the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the district attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest. however, the established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that affects the current structure of the prosecution team. as long as wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist. end quote. so the judge ordered the case could move forward if nathan wade were to resign. shortly after the judge's order, wade did just that. typically, developments have been binary. this latest development is not so simple. legally, this appear to be a win for fani willis. her case will go forward with her leading the charge. but trump and his team did successfully manage to delay yet another of his many cases. and politically, this case has suffered a blow. the damage from weeks of televised hearings about fani willis' love life could not be undone. it has likely had a real effect on the pool of jurors who might eventually hear this case. willis will have to survive her own reelec
in a 23-page order, judge scott mcafee finds the court finds the defendants failed to meet their burden of proving that the district attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest. however, the established record now highlights a significant appearance of impropriety that affects the current structure of the prosecution team. as long as wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist. end quote. so the judge ordered the case could move forward if nathan wade were to resign....
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judge scott mcafee dismissed six counts in the election interference case in georgia including threeormer u.s. president trump. joining us now is former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe. you are a lawyer and have had a few minutes to digest this a little bit to help us understand what does this mean? >> good to be with you, dana. i haven't had a chance to look in detail. this is akin to if federal court a motion for more definite statement called a special demure in the state of georgia. various defendants saying you have accused us of violating the law, specifically violating our oath but haven't told us how our conduct matches up with something we should be held criminally responsible for and the judge agreed. you didn't provide enough specificity how you pled in and dismissed the counts. it is not a dismissal of the entire case. i think if anything my first take is it really sort of lends itself to the argument that the special prosecutor wade in this case is inexperienced in these types of cases and didn't plead it properly and as a result these counts are being d
judge scott mcafee dismissed six counts in the election interference case in georgia including threeormer u.s. president trump. joining us now is former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe. you are a lawyer and have had a few minutes to digest this a little bit to help us understand what does this mean? >> good to be with you, dana. i haven't had a chance to look in detail. this is akin to if federal court a motion for more definite statement called a special demure in the...
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so, while judge scott mcafee has given her an unpleasant choice, legal experts say it's an easy one. take a listen. >> my best guess is fani willis's next move will be to throw nathan wade overboard. the judge basically gave her a binary choice. either you go or she goes. if she stays, the whole office stays. so i think it will be a pretty easy call, my guess, for fani willis to basically say to mr. wade, thanks a lot, nathan, see you later. >> jonathan: the ruling fell short of disqualifying fani willis from the case, an attorney said the judge agreed with the defense the actions of willis are a result of her poor judgment and there is a risk to the future of this case if she doesn't quickly work to cure her conflict. in this ruling the judge also had harsh words about willis's mlk sunday speech in january at big bethel church in downtown atlanta, without naming anyone, willis suggested the defense was attacking nathan wade because he was the only black special prosecutor she assigned to the case. >> appointed three special counsel, my right to do, paid them all the same hourly rate
so, while judge scott mcafee has given her an unpleasant choice, legal experts say it's an easy one. take a listen. >> my best guess is fani willis's next move will be to throw nathan wade overboard. the judge basically gave her a binary choice. either you go or she goes. if she stays, the whole office stays. so i think it will be a pretty easy call, my guess, for fani willis to basically say to mr. wade, thanks a lot, nathan, see you later. >> jonathan: the ruling fell short of...
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you got to get the grand jury. >> we're waiting that decision from judge scott mcafee.he would do it by the end of the week this week, and he's currently on track to do so. i don't know. buckle up. wait. lisa rubin, thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, engineers knew there was a problem before did the door plug blew out so why did the plane take off anyway, and who signed off on that? >>> also, what made republicans in the house defy donald trump today? [♪♪] if you're only using facial moisturizer in the morning, did you know, the best time for skin renewal is at night? olay retinol24 renews millions of surface skin cells while you sleep. wake up to smoother, younger-looking skin with olay retinol24. ♪ students... students of any age, from anywhere. students in a new kind of classroom. ♪ using our technology to power different ways of learning. ♪ harnessing ai to plant new beginnings. ♪ so when minds grow, opportunities follow. [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school? get his little puppy diploma? how much have
you got to get the grand jury. >> we're waiting that decision from judge scott mcafee.he would do it by the end of the week this week, and he's currently on track to do so. i don't know. buckle up. wait. lisa rubin, thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, engineers knew there was a problem before did the door plug blew out so why did the plane take off anyway, and who signed off on that? >>> also, what made republicans in the house defy donald trump...
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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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. >> to zoom out a little bit jon scott mcafee is hearing and number of motions to dismiss portions or all of the indictment against former president trump and one of his co-defendants, the chair of the georgia republican party and participated in the convening of what we commonly call the fake electors who try to submit their votes to congress and the national archives in service of getting president trump re- elected in early 2021. we've already heard argument this morning on former president trump's motion that all of the allegations against him in the indictment basically reduced to charges against core political speech. even where the crimes are defined more broadly in terms of for example, conspiracies to commit forgeries or to make false statements. that the allegations against him specifically are about speech acts and therefore unmissable. having listened to that argument, his argument was that the district attorney's representative pointed out, somewhat circular. speech is protected because speech is protected. taken to its logical conclusion, some of what he had to say what
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. >>> coming up today, georgia judge scott mcafee dismissed three of the 13 charges against donald trump on a technicality and invited the attorney to deliver a new indictment on those same charges that were dismissed. a new indictment that would comply with george's technical requirements eric andrew wiseman and former district attorney gwen keyes join us, next. next. 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. i'm adding downy unstopables to my wash. now i'll be smelling fresh all day long. [sniff] still fresh. ♪♪ get 6x longer-lasting freshness, plus odor protection. try for under $5! i have active psoriatic arthritis. but with skyrizi to treat my ski
. >>> coming up today, georgia judge scott mcafee dismissed three of the 13 charges against donald trump on a technicality and invited the attorney to deliver a new indictment on those same charges that were dismissed. a new indictment that would comply with george's technical requirements eric andrew wiseman and former district attorney gwen keyes join us, next. next. i know what it's like to perform through pain. if you're like me, one of the millions suffering from pain caused by...
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in a ruling on friday, judge scott mcafee said while he did not find an actual collective interest in the case, he did find a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team. and gave fani willis and ultimatum to either she and her office leave the case, or wade. in a letter wade writes, he is resigning to move this case forward as quickly as possible. for willis, friday's ruling is a legal victory, but a professional below. following this stunning two hour testimony. >> it is a lie. >> judge scott mcafee holding what he called her, a professional manner, on the stand. not dismissing the case out right as a defense that asked, mcafee takes willis to task over, " this tremendous lapse in judgment. " trump attorney says he will , " use all legal options available as we continue to fight to end this case. " alex, we have heard from a couple of the defense attorneys who are part of the motion to remove fani willis. a couple have said they are essentially considering all options in response to the decision. one has a ready indicated that an
in a ruling on friday, judge scott mcafee said while he did not find an actual collective interest in the case, he did find a significant appearance of impropriety that infects the current structure of the prosecution team. and gave fani willis and ultimatum to either she and her office leave the case, or wade. in a letter wade writes, he is resigning to move this case forward as quickly as possible. for willis, friday's ruling is a legal victory, but a professional below. following this...
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judge scott mcafee scolding what he called her unprofessional manner on the stand. and while not dismissing the case outright 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 continue to fight to end this case. >>> all right, let's get to this. harry, let's start with you, fani willis stays on the case, what's your big take away? >> that is the number one take away, but the number two take away, she really absorbs some real hay makers and that is not going to go away. she has, mcafee and she together have given trump and company scott, georgia republicans in general, it is a real mixed brew of politics down there. a club to beat her with and they will continue to do so. so you may have the feel for the opinion that it kind of puts this to rest. i don't think that it does. and i think we will continue to hear trump and others shouting from the rooftops about the sound bytes that mcafee has supplied. man, not something you want to rared about yours
judge scott mcafee scolding what he called her unprofessional manner on the stand. and while not dismissing the case outright 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 continue to fight to end this case. >>> all right, let's get to this. harry, let's start with you, fani willis stays on the case, what's your big take away? >> that is the number one take...
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those are judge scott mcafee's words.hough he may have a denied attempt to disqualify da fani willis, did you go too far and sensing the appearance of impropriety. what is next for fani willis and her case against donald trump and his codefendants. we will answer that question and more. >>> ♪ we begin today show with the latest and donald trump's ongoing attempts to evade justice. the twice-preached quadruple have indicted one term ex- president who was found liable for sexual abuse is now facing only 88 felony charges versus 91. after judge scott mcafee dismissed six counts in the georgia election interference case. he also denied a motion to disqualify fulton county da fani willis, finding was no evidence of an actual conference of interest. despite an appearance of impropriety, the case could move forward. but, the judge gave fani willis an ultimatum. either you or wade goes. which he did hours later, when he resigned as a special prosecutor. as trump's many legal cases continue to >> all of the oxygen from the room, w
those are judge scott mcafee's words.hough he may have a denied attempt to disqualify da fani willis, did you go too far and sensing the appearance of impropriety. what is next for fani willis and her case against donald trump and his codefendants. we will answer that question and more. >>> ♪ we begin today show with the latest and donald trump's ongoing attempts to evade justice. the twice-preached quadruple have indicted one term ex- president who was found liable for sexual abuse...