Former Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas on Thursday likened the Georgia RICO case against former President Donald Trump to a sleazy daytime TV talk show, calling the case “insane.” he claimed.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday at an evidentiary hearing stemming from allegations that she benefited financially from her boyfriend, Nathan Wade, by appointing him as special prosecutor in the case against Trump. Chris Landau said the proceedings reminded him of a show once hosted by the late Jerry Springer that featured crazy fights and other bizarre relationship issues. (Related article: 'She's had her hands full': Trump lawyer accuses Fani Willis of 'corruption' and 'election interference')
“This is the Jerry Springer show, right?” Landau told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. “It's unusual for a local attorney to file criminal charges against a potential presidential candidate. So this is insane.”
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In August, Willis secured indictments against Trump and other defendants for allegedly trying to challenge former President Joe Biden's 2020 election results in Georgia. won The difference was less than 12,000 votes.
“Recall the allegations here: that Fani Willis illegally employed a secret boyfriend, paid him $250 an hour and received illegal kickbacks, and that she had no financial interest in this criminal complaint. As any lawyer knows, this is completely illegal,'' Mike Davis, founder of the Article 3 Project, told Ingraham.
“The specific question for the judge is whether Willis, Fani Willis, should be disqualified from this case, and if so, what happens to the case,” Landau said. “Is the taint from her involvement so significant that the entire case has to be dismissed? As Mike said earlier, she has no intention of doing this on a large scale to get kickbacks from her secret lover.” There is a very strong case that there was a financial motive for filing the lawsuit.” (Related article: 'Answer the Question': Sol Weisenberg slams Fani Willis for 'inappropriate' response to motion for removal)
Mr. Willis denied any wrongdoing in a speech at Big Bethel AME Church on January 14, falsely claiming that he paid outside prosecutors the same fee, while calling out his critics for “signing the race.'' “It's happening,” he accused. Wade was reportedly making $250 an hour as of May 2023, while RICO expert John Floyd was making $200 an hour.
Other documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show Floyd was initially paid $150 an hour.
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