Calls for criminal lawyers grow as Fani Willis Trump Georgia case is dismissed

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an elected Democrat, is a disgrace to her office and the legal profession. She tried to topple President Trump with a politically motivated indictment, but her vendetta came to an unfortunate end on Wednesday. Now it’s time for Willis to take maximum legal responsibility.

Trump strongly objected to the 2020 presidential election results in several states and during the Congressional certification process. He offered no bribes or threatened violence; In fact, he urged his supporters to “peacefully” march to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the day of the certification. Yet Willis – a left-wing hack – secured an indictment against Trump and many of his allies before an overwhelming Democratic grand jury in Atlanta. They included Trump’s loyal White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows; Jeff Clark, an extraordinary former top Justice Department official facing an ignominious suspension by the District of Columbia Bar; and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, America’s greatest mayor who was one of President Trump’s lawyers. Willis alleged a massive RICO conspiracy that could have landed President Trump and his supporters in prison for decades.

Willis had ethical problems even before her indictment. Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones was one of her targets, but she never got the chance to prosecute him. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney disqualified Willis because she had raised money for Jones’ Democratic opponent. This disqualification was an easy decision; Indeed, McBurney expressed disbelief at what Willis could possibly have been thinking. Pete Skandalakis, head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (PACGA), took over the case and dismissed it after determining that Jones had not acted with criminal intent. This embarrassing episode wouldn’t be Willis’ most shocking lapse in judgment during this fiasco.

Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade sits in court during a hearing in the State of Georgia’s case against Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images) (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

Willis hired her secret (and married) boyfriend Nathan Wade, who had never tried a felony case. He was an attorney in private practice and a municipal court judge. Somehow he found his way onto Willis’ team and earned $250 an hour from the taxpayers of Fulton County. He continually billed for eight-hour days, and once even billed for 24 hours. He ended up taking home almost $700,000. He made far more money than John Floyd, Georgia’s leading expert on the RICO statute. The mystery of Wade’s involvement was solved thanks to Ashleigh Merchant, an excellent lawyer who represented one of Trump’s co-defendants and American patriotic fighter Mike Roman. Merchant alleged that Willis and Wade had had an affair and filed a motion for disqualification.

GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS DISQUALIFIES DA FANI WILLIS AND HER TEAM FOR TRUMP ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE

Left-wing legal analysts like the insufferable Norm Eisen mocked Merchant when she filed her motion. The Public Prosecution Service even demanded sanctions. Supreme Court Justice Scott McAfee issued no sanctions; instead, he held an evidentiary hearing. The hearing was a national disgrace. Willis couldn’t control her anger and McAfee had to warn her to stop her antics. The proceedings turned into an episode of Jerry Springer, and the salacious details of the affair were broadcast for the entire country to see. Wade paid for lavish trips to the Caribbean and other luxurious places. Willis claimed she repaid Wade cash she kept in her home at the direction of her father, a prominent Black Panther. There are no records of these alleged refunds. Willis also claimed that the affair had nothing to do with the charges, testifying that it only began after Wade’s appointment.

McAfee used the phrase “smell of mendacity” to describe Willis and Wade’s testimony. Unfortunately, he split the baby and ruled that one of them would be disqualified. Wade resigned that day, meaning Willis could stay on the case. President Trump and most of the co-defendants appealed the decision not to disqualify Willis, and an appeals court agreed with the defendants. Willis sought review by the Georgia Supreme Court, but the justices denied her earlier this year. The case was subsequently reassigned to PACGA. Skandalakis couldn’t find a prosecutor to take over, so he turned it over to himself. The day before Thanksgiving, McAfee granted Skandalakis’ request to dismiss the case in its entirety. Willis has taken some plea deals on misdemeanor charges, a pathetic outcome considering the backlash the charge initially received. Willis promised that ”