But McAfee’s 23-page opinion was a scathing rebuke of the district attorney’s actions, and it remains unclear if Trump will face trial before November on his actions after the 2020 presidential election.
McAfee ruled that either Wade or Willis would have to leave the case, as an “odor of mendacity remains” over the circumstances of their relationship.
“A perceived conflict in the reasonable eyes of the public threatens confidence in the legal system itself,” McAfee wrote Friday.
“An outsider could reasonably think that the District Attorney is not exercising her independent professional judgment totally free of any compromising influences.
As long as Wade remains on the case, this unnecessary perception will persist,” McAfee wrote.
Persons:
Scott McAfee, Fani Willis, Donald Trump –, Nathan Wade, Willis, Wade, It’s, Trump, McAfee, ”, Mike Roman, Willis ’, ” McAfee, Willis wasn’t, Willis –, SADA, untruthfully, Wade “, “, Will Wade, there’s, –, ” CNN’s Devan Cole
Organizations:
CNN, White House, Trump, Manhattan District, US, Attorney, District, District Attorney, ”
Locations:
Fulton County, Georgia, Washington, New York, –, reimbursements, Atlanta