Don’t be fooled. The drama televised from a Georgia courtroom into the homes of millions of Americans over the past few weeks is not a serious attempt to clear Donald Trump’s name. Instead, you should see it for what it is: another act of deflection by Trump and his enablers.
After weeks of testimony, a Georgia judge will soon determine if Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her staff will remain on the election interference case against Trump and his co-defendants. But we are only having this conversation because Team Trump wants to distract us and delay the impending proceedings.
We can’t lose sight of the stakes: They tried to steal an election.
Under Georgia law, there are two ways a prosecuting attorney can be disqualified from a case: 1) a conflict of interest, or 2) forensic misconduct. The later has not been alleged and Team Trump has done a terrible job of proving the former even exists. So why are we even here? Because Trump, his former chief of staff, a number of his attorneys and local officials attempted to undo his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
As Willis said when she took the witness stand on Feb. 15: “You’re confused. You think I’m on trial. These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. I’m not on trial, no matter how hard you try to put me on trial.”
We can’t lose sight of the stakes: They tried to steal an election.
Willis responded to their bold scheme with a sprawling racketeering case against Trump and his allies. But instead of focusing on the substance of the indictment, lawyers for Trump and some of his co-defendants decided to attack Willis’ personal life.
First, they claimed Willis financially benefited from her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. But as is the case with so many other Trump distractions, his legal team is now moving the goal post. In court, Trump’s lawyer accused Wade of perjury over his testimony on the timeline of his relationship with Willis.
On Tuesday,…
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