LaffyMar 1, 2024

📌 Via Tamar Hallerman: 1/...

Coming at 1 pm: closing arguments from Fulton election defendants who are arguing #FaniWillis should be disqualified from the case. We're also expecting both sides to try and submit additional evidence, incl text messages, cell records and an affidavit #Georgia #legal

Live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgescottmcafee/streams

Among today's spectators: Scott Grubman, att'y who rep'd defendant Ken Chesebro. Former Dekalb CEO and gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones is also back

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2/ Hallerman:

Here are some of the things I'm watching for:

- Any hints from McAfee on how he could rule
- Whether he admits any new evidence, allows new testimony
- How defense attorneys interpret Terrence Bradley's testimony

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3/ Hallerman:

Judge McAfee confirms that defense attorneys have asked for 90 mins to divide between themselves for closing statements. He's giving prosecutors the same amount of time

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4/ Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-46g9GTqc
Scott McAfee's Zoom Hearing

YouTube
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5/ NBC:

John Merchant, Roman's defense attorney, is starting his closing arguments, focusing on what he alleges is a conflict of interest on Willis' part.

Via live blog: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-cases-live-updates-fani-willis-rcna140536

Trump Florida case still without a trial date, Georgia judge hears summations in misconduct allegations against Fani Willis: Highlights

Donald Trump attended the classified documents hearing, which could determine a timeline for trial. Later in the day, a judge heard closing arguments on the effort to remove Fani Willis from Trump's Georgia election interference case.

NBC News
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6/ Watching this. Merchant is saying that Willis had a "personal interest" in the way this goes, and if he gets overruled, he'll "come back" and do this all over again. (appellate court)
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7/ NBC:

Roman alleged that Willis skirted the rules to appoint Wade and that she benefited financially from his appointment, which has earned his office over $600,000 to date.

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8/ "There's enough facts in front of you, you know it when you see it," Merchant says of what constitutes a disqualifying conflict.

He's arguing that the standard for removing the DA from the case is an appearance of conflict, not an actual conflict.

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9/ "We couldn't care less if they had a personal relationship outside of work," Merchant says of Willis and Wade. "They were dating for two years and then she awarded him a contract" where Fulton money ended up in his pockets. He says $9200 of Wade's trip spending unaccounted for
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10/ 🤦🏻‍♀️ John Merchant invoked a quote from a Supreme Court decision on obscenity written by Justice Potter Stewart saying that when it comes to pornography, "I know it when I see it." He said that the allegations of misconduct against Willis fit this threshold of appearance of impropriety.
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11/ Sadow is up now.

I detest him.

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@GottaLaff

Not sure I can even listen to this portion....

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@tdwllms1 It's torture
Mar 1, 2024 at 6:35pmWeb