Over the span of a two-day hearing in a Fulton County courtroom last week, America unnecessarily heard the details of the personal lives of two Georgia state prosecutors, details we should never had to learn. That one of them battled cancer. That one of them keeps plenty of cash in her home because her father taught her to do so. That one of them is going through a divorce and agreed with his estranged wife not to file until their children were of age. That one of them has been the target of vile, racist death threats. None of that information was relevant or required for the prosecution of a pending criminal case in which the 45th president of the United States is a co-defendant.
It’s worth repeating that the law in Georgia requires that an actual conflict of interest exist for disqualification of a prosecuting attorney. The conflict cannot be theoretical or speculative.
So why this unnecessary and salacious sideshow? According to Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, it’s because he is being prosecuted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. But the real motive behind this waste of time and money was to muddy the waters and create a very public crisis of character for the lead prosecutor. Roman’s bread and butter for years has been opposition research for the Republican Party. And when Roman’s attorneys filed his motion to dismiss and to disqualify, they obviously made sure to dig deep into that well of expertise of casting doubt on opponents through his serious allegations about Willis’ ethical ability to remain the prosecutor in his case. Roman’s motion also raised grave allegations about financial impropriety by Willis and one of the special prosecutors in the case, Nathan Wade.
In response to Roman’s claims, the state filed its detailed opposition filing, within which Roman’s allegations were denied. In support of this opposition, a number of exhibits were attached, including, most importantly, a sworn affidavit by Wade, made under penalties…
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