The testimony of Fulton County DA Fani Willis during the disqualification hearing on Thursday was an incredible clown show.
She came off as combative as she refused to properly respond to questions and freaked out all over the defense attorneys who were questioning her. She exploded on Michael Roman's defense attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, shouting that she was lying about her. Then she also flipped out on Trump attorney Steve Sadow, saying she wasn't going to "emasculate a black man" by answering his question about when she had contact with Nathan Wade.
It was even too much for MSNBC, whose legal analysts thought Willis was in big trouble after her former friend said that she knew Willis and Wade were dating in 2019, which contradicted what they told the Court.
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She had a couple of other fun moments I wanted to share.
Here's how she didn't know what continent Belize and some of the other places she went with Wade were on.
LOL! The Fulton County, Georgia DA, who is trying to put Donald Trump in prison, did not know what continent she was on when she vacationed to Belize with her secret lover.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 15, 2024
"Don't embarrass me." pic.twitter.com/YE8kdQu5cJ
"Don't embarrass me," she said. I think she did just fine on that, all on her own.
Willis testified that she had a lot of cash that she kept around her house. Then there was this tidbit that I trust authorities might want to check on.
Fani Willis: "When I took out a large amount of money on my first campaign, I kept some of the cash of that." pic.twitter.com/PcPI22qxDj
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 15, 2024
This morning, Willis was supposed to continue to testify, but will not be testifying further because the state supposedly has no more questions.
Fani Willis will not take witness stand for second day pic.twitter.com/0VYmCR40LA
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 16, 2024
Fox speculated that she might want to cut her losses.
What was truly funny was this chyron from CNN:
CNN chyron: "SOURCES: FULTON PROSECUTORS THINK WILLIS' TESTIMONY WAS ENOUGH TO BEAT DISQUALIFICATION BID, DON'T NEED MORE"
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 16, 2024
Was the source the prosecution? pic.twitter.com/MhY3IWC2gj
The chyron said: "SOURCES: FULTON PROSECUTORS THINK WILLIS' TESTIMONY WAS ENOUGH TO BEAT DISQUALIFICATION BID, DON'T NEED MORE"
Who were the "sources"? Fani Willis and a band of friends? That was truly funny. I don't think anyone would think that her "testimony was enough." But as Fox said, maybe they just knew that it could only get worse for it to continue and they were embarrassed enough.
That was George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley's thought as well.
...The state told the court that it had no further questions for Willis, which is why she will not testify today. It is a smart move to minimize any damage. There remains Wade's former lawyer who was cited in the original motion as having knowledge of a pre-2022 relationship.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 16, 2024
Now we'll have to see where the judge goes on the question of disqualification. He should disqualify them both, but the question is whether the "magical D" will trump common sense and the facts here.
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