Photos Reveal Fani Willis' Court Nemesis Campaigned for Nathan Wade
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Ruling: Fani Willis Can Remain Prosecutor as Wade Steps Down
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
While Wade will have to step down, the real threat to Trump, and the district attorney who could one day take him down for election interference, will still be leading this trial. Judge McAfee's decision was based solely on the potential appearance of a conflict of interest, not actual corruption regarding the charges against Trump. All Willis has to do is remove her ex-boyfriend from the trial and she can continue her momentous case against the former president.
Pro-Trump narrative
Willis is fortunate to have only faced this ruling. Not only did she admit key context about their relationship — which likely shows they were dating before she paid him $650K — but McAfee found that she potentially lied and cast "racial aspersions" on a defendant. Every reason Willis chose to prosecute Trump was either selfish or politically motivated, but she still got away with barely a slap on the wrist.