When Atlanta Judge Scott McAfee ruled recently in the Fani Willis decision TechnoFog noted, “Judge McAfee rules that only one potential liar can prosecute the case – but not both potential liars. Instead of curing the “appearance of impropriety”, it allows it to continue. If Nathan Wade goes, why can Fani Willis stay? McAfee doesn’t give an answer.”
To chase down this judicial question, lawyers representing President Trump and seven co-defendants, collectively accused of RICO conspiracy, today asked McAfee to issue a certificate of immediate review of his order denying disqualification of Fani Willis.
The certificate, if issued, would allow the defendants to seek an immediate appeal of the order. Because in order for President Trump to appeal the order denying disqualification prior to trial, the defendants must obtain a certificate of immediate review within 10 days from the date of the order. Today Trump’s lawyers asked for that certificate. [pdf of motion HERE]
(VIA NBC) – […] It’s important to note that there isn’t an automatic right to appeal at this stage. Rather, McAfee would need to grant permission to do so within 10 days of his ruling, and then the state appeals court would need to agree to hear the case. If that happens, it could bring yet more delay to the prosecution that doesn’t even have a trial date yet and has already been sidetracked by the disqualification motion that led to McAfee’s ruling.
It’s unclear if the judge would grant such permission to appeal at this stage. In a recent unrelated ruling in which he dismissed some of the indictment’s counts, McAfee said he’d be inclined to permit an appeal of that ruling. But he didn’t say that in his disqualification order. That doesn’t automatically mean he wouldn’t permit an appeal, but he didn’t go out of his way to signal his openness to the idea like he did in his dismissal ruling.
In his disqualification order, McAfee said that the defense failed to prove an actual conflict of interest, but that the appearance of impropriety meant that either Willis (and her whole office) or special prosecutor Nathan Wade had to go. Wade resigned that same day. Though he deemed a speech she gave improper, McAfee declined to disqualify Willis because of alleged “forensic misconduct” based on it. If defendants are allowed to mount an appeal, they could cite the damning facts McAfee found to argue that he reached the wrong legal conclusion by not disqualifying Willis. (read more)
Robin Yeartie is relegated to one sentence. One sentence!
McAfee says Yeartie's testimony "lacked context and detail."
But this isn't true. Yeartie provided context and detail: observations of the romance, admissions from Fani Willis, etc.
All purposefully ignored. pic.twitter.com/fLOenoD8QV
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 15, 2024
Here is the joint motion that President Trump and I filed today asking Judge McAfee to issue a certificate of immediate review. We want the Georgia Court of Appeals to immediately take up the disqualification of District Attorney Fani Willis.https://t.co/vUPyHcSd0L pic.twitter.com/eAKM8FADe4
— David Shafer (@DavidShafer) March 19, 2024
Statement of Steve Sadow, lead defense counsel for President Trump in the Fulton County, GA case:
“President Trump and seven defendants have jointly filed a motion requesting the Court to grant a certificate of immediate review of its Order denying dismissal of the case and disqualification of Fulton County DA Willis. The motion notes that the Court found that Willis’ actions created an appearance of impropriety and an “odor of mendacity” that lingers in this case, but it nonetheless refused to dismiss the case or disqualify her. The motion further notes that the Court found Georgia case law lacks controlling precedent for the standard for disqualification of a prosecuting attorney for forensic misconduct. For these reasons among others, the Court’s Order is ripe for pretrial appellate review.” (LINK)
not holding my breath on this one
Nor am I.
Votes are not getting us out of this mess, be they ours or some judges’.
“Votes are not getting us out of this mess”
Don’t say that around here, you’ll be accused of giving up or if you say anything about violence they’ll say you’re a fed.
A lot of fools on this website who think we’re going to “hope” our way out of this mess.
Oddly enough, with so many posting here who can’t live up, you’re still running around.
Only God can get us out of this mess of our making.
What fresh hell is this? In one case you can only apeal if you have half a billion in cash? In another you need permission to apeal? None of this is Justice. Corrupt and broken.
Pre trial motions motion appeals are different jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The vast majority of issues that result from pre trial motions are not (or cannot be) dealt with until conclusion of the trial.
We have some good legal minds here, both experienced and trained, and those who by inclination or as “jail house lawyers” can spitball pretty good.
Unfortunately, here and more broadly in society there are those who have no understanding of how the law/legal system works, what various strategies/tactics there are, etc.
For instance, one thats been around for years, is (when going for a win seems impossible) forthe defence to lose, but to insure they lose in such a way that guarantees they will win an appeal.
An audience, witnessing sucha defence may be highly critical of the defence team, not appreciating the strategy.
Not saying thats happening here,…
Because, my friend, if you and I really wanted true justice, the TEN COMMANDMENTS would have been enough. Everything else written after that, is the gibberish fraud and foolishness of evil men. Trust in the Lord and live your life through as best as you can. This world, justice, etc,….. is coming to naught.
Yes! I forget who said, “When you break the 10 Commandments, you shatter it into a million laws.”
I agree except for one thing, the judge may be happy to hand off to the appellate court so he is blameless and wont have hordes of people banging cowbells outside his front door….then he has a winwin
That is what I said a while ago. He was afraid that BLM would burn his house down with his family inside.
I am. To avoid the odor of mendacity…
Me either. There are too many Criminals in high places.
Judge donated to Fani’s politcal campaign.
Judge’s wife also donated to Fani’s political campaign.
Judge used to work in Fani’s office earlier in his legal career.
Judge is reinforcing the view of millions of Americans that we live in a Banana Republic.
Judge is up for election this year (he was appointed to finish this term). Can’t lose the Fani supporter vote….
He never had it and he never will.
He does, however, have Kemp inexplicably elevating him at every turn . . .
All he needs is the Dominion vote……
McAfee will lose. Another win for Democrats.
Judge is reinforcing the view of most Americans that voting for Trump is the only way to avoid a banana republic with the Judge and his ilk seemingly in charge.
Exactly right. He should have recused himself.
Judge was appointed by GA Governor Brian Kemp and we all know Kemp hates Trump.
Our judicial system is corrupt at every level.
There’s not two tiers of justice, but only one…one only, exclusively applied to non-democrats.
The cure starts at the local level!
There should be consequences for judges that force litigants to spend THIS amount of savings for justice. This is obscene.
Indeed.
The costs should be taken out of the judges salary if overturned.
Forcing defendents to spend obscene amount of their savings is a feature of Lawfare. Without deep pockets most of us would get railroaded into copping a plea in spite of being innocent. What makes it even more egregious is when the lawfare is being conducted by tax funded prosecutors and judges who are shielded by immunity from malpractice in almost every scenario.
Follow the money. Judges typically are motivated by self interest. Mcaffee wants to be re-elected. Judges don’t want to make a definitive decision (always split the baby). Judges rule such that the maximum number of lawyers make the maximum number of dollars (endless motions, appeals, etc.). This is man’s law. The more you know about it, the less it makes sense.
JAIL FOR JUDGES!
One of our local judges lost his last election. When I called him to ask why he did not question the vote tallies, he just said he was happy to retire and was able to keep his secretary’s job.
Hudson Valley.
Imagine Fani and Nathan ridding in a car. They get stopped for speeding, drunk driving and running a red light.
They take it to traffic court and the judge makes his ruling such that Nathen ends up getting his license revoked, but Fani walks away with her drivers license.
Even though Fani was the driver and Nathan was the passenger.
About as silly as the Illinois Traffic Court judge that ruled Trump off the ballot. Talk about lack of standing!
Once again, we must all recognize that it is, literally, COMMUNISTS running this country along with all that goes with it (i.e., judicial, corporate, education, military, legislative, etc. ). The CCP is alive and well and embedded deep within all of our institutions, unfortunately – but true.
Better one was the two armed robbers are caught in a bank vault pilfering safety deposit boxes. Only one is arrested for the crime, while the other is set free. That is what this amounts to.
I hope this judge becomes the poster boy, for what is wrong with the bench.
He seems t be in a dead heat with Engoron for that prize
You did it! 😀
🥰
Not the same or even close, actually. “Imagine Fani and Nathan ridding in a car.” Not sure what they would be ridding themselves of but I digress. If they were riding, then someone was surely the lone driver. Only the lone driver would be at risk for loss of license. Not the passenger.
Vampire alice got the night off?
Imagine Fani, Nathan, and Scott riding in a slow boat to hell……
…..along with quite a few others.
Unless McAfee is purposely protecting Fani Willis he will allow the appeal.
Of COURSE he’s purposely protecting Willis and he’s gotten the same marching orders from the machine that Wade’s former lawyer got.
It’s hard to tell how deep the rabbit hole goes. When the Deep State is involved, it goes to the abyss.
However, the guy is up for re-election, and I think he tried to thread the needle by ruling somewhat favorably to the DA superficially while setting it up for failure later. He obviously did Fani a favor, but he can now grant an immediate appeal, and the trial then gets delayed until after his election as well as the presidential election. It’s the only way of kicking the can down the road without throwing his Fani under the bus.
He faces a re-election contest in Georgia…with George ballot counters…in Fulton County. I don’t think he’s too worried about facing voters. He’s worried about facing the ballot counters. And others who do worse things than election rigging.
Meaning pleasing his political masters.
McAfee is going to lose. I read that a new opponent will enter the ring – an Al Sharpton type. So, another Democrat win.
“…throwing his Fani under the bus.” 🤣🤣🤣
Bingo!
I think McAfee is purposely protecting himself; which is why he would b smart to grant the appellate review – that washing his own hands of the matter offer that the request presents to him.
Macafee gots a virus!
I’m sure Wade got quite a few viruses from Fani…
… and his firewall has a HUGE hole.
That “judge” is a typical limp wristed little beta-boy leftist coward.
And, as expected, completely corrupt.
He’s CLEARLY a “bottom”.
A bottom feeder.
He’s an Eagle Scout, quite literally. Read that in his bio.
Not a leftist. He’s a Kemp RINO. Our problem is also with corrupt republiccans. Or just to simplify: put all of them in the Uniparty bucket.
Branco has that ability to NAIL IT!
I hope the SNAKE does not catch something fatal.
His face looks like he’s taking one for the team it!
Smell test.
McAfee partial ruling failed it, even though the left was melting down because of McAfee partial ruling.
For more information about Ga Court of appeals follow the link.
Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier
Judge Trenton Brown
Presiding Judge Anne Elizabeth Barnes
Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller
Presiding Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard
Presiding Judge Christopher J. McFadden
Judge Brian M. Rickman
Judge Elizabeth Gobeil
Judge Todd Markle
Kenneth (Ken) Bryant Hodges, III
Judge Trea Pipkin
Benjamin A. Land
Judge Jeffrey A. Watkins
Senior Judge C. Andrew Fuller
https://www.gaappeals.us/
Trea Pipkin is originally from Henry County. Son of a former county extension agent.
Served at the well conmected at-the-time Flint Judicial Circuit DA’s office. Notoriously corrupt at the time.
Was apparently dating a county police officer during his tenure there who made allegations of sexual and/or physical abuse after an apparent nasty breakup while he was employed at that office.
The allegation “died” quickly after it was made
due to an attributed “misunderstanding.”
IIRC, the officer subsequently resigned and left the county.
Corrupt officers of state – there is nothing new under the sun.
give macaffee fifty bucks under the table and call it good.
Will get the same appellate justice Peter Navarro just received
Well, prayers up, Treepers…!
My new nickname for the lady is Fulton;s Fani….kind of has a ring to it, no?
Fani Willis…
‘Fulton’s Folly’ 🙂
More like Fulton’s Floozy.
Say her name….FANNY!!
a fanny in oz is in the fr0nt part of the body
That’s perfect.
Considering President Trump’s ability to fall into a pile of crap and come out smelling like a rose, he could not have picked a better name for the prosecutor under these circumstances.
Everybody knows Fani. How many people know the other prosecutors?
If this Judge McAfee is smart he will take this door that’s been opened for him, and let the Appellate court remove Ms. Willis since in McAfee’s ruling he basically says there are not previous case laws in Georgia that he could rely on to make a decision.
Are these judges playing chess or checkers when they make these vague rulings?
The GA constitution isn’t good enough.
Yes, however, this is the tool for the Georgia legal system to improve it by creating specific and very clear guidelines which this judge acknowledges in his opinion do not exist.
Fani is a bottom feeder.
She got a huge bottom herself !!
I wonder if the Judge has read some of the near universal analysis that his opinion has the “odor of politics” ( perhaps even a stronger odor ) attached to it …?
A tough call for him -He should let it go to appeal and have a higher court deal with it but if he does , he risks the wrath of those that demand that this fake trial get back on track (there’s an election to interfere with afterall )
But If he doesn’t allow the appeal and a damaged Fani stays on the case , it would , I believe , clearly make the argument stronger that this trial is , in fact , nothing more than another “ Get Trump” Witch Hunt..
But perhaps regardless , the whole Fani /Wade hearing and the fiasco they presented has really derailed the Lawfare narrative that this is clear cut RICO case without the taint of partisan politics – that claim is out the widow I think –
Pretty soon we are going to have to fight for everything. I hope people realize that.
Everything now occurring, is the rapid race to the ultimate decline.
“,..realise it.”?
REALISE IT??!!!
Hell, I’m COUNTING on it!
So are ((they))
You could have your septic tank back up into your house the morning after 100 relatives attended the family reunion pig roast and bran muffin eating contest and it would be less of a shit show than this “trial”.
Throw more sand!
He woke up to the same horse head in bed with him and dead fish on his doorstep. They’re all getting in line, if they know what’s good for them. So few men left in the land of the free, home of the brave.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/loeffler-campaign-staff-member-kemp-family-friend-dies/OLPRRAIMKNAPZPRJA2GYRIHFMU/
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-gbi-agent-reportedly-assigned-to-gov-kemps-daughters-boyfriends-mysterious-fatal-accident-has-committed-suicide-in-georgia/
If this is the stakes, how murderously dirty it really is, how do we help any good ones left in positions of power do the right thing? I get that at the end of the day it’s between them and God. As much as it was for the patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence and the loyalists who didn’t. We’ve all gotta pray harder for the truly brave to sign their name on the liberty and justice line as their likely last full measure.
When a Boeing whistle blower is offed for coming forward about aircraft mechanical issues, you know how murderously evil it really is.
Is this being considered as a miniseries? Whoopi could play Fanni, Meathead Reiner could play Nathan in blackface.
good casting.
MSNBC saying it’s totally acceptable to wear blackface like Justine du Nord and Gov. Northam because of climate change and a woman’s right to choose.
Eew.
Sudden thought. I would be willing to forgive Zuckerberg if he posted President Trump’s $475,000,000 bond.
Very doubtful that Zuck has that much, IN CASH, lieing around, unencumbered.
NOBODY DOES, and thats the point. Because nobody, not even Elon gas that kind of cash ‘laying around’ the requirements are unreasonably onerous.
If there was an opposition party in GA this clown would be impeached.
Where are all the fools that told me this guy was a straight shooting judge?
Voting and believing in the courts aren’t going to win us this war for freedom and liberty.
But hey, keep trying.
Maybe we will win second place.
Kleenex 3 packs are on sale at Dollar General.
So, Patrick, what do you have hope in?
Only God can deliver us. At least that’s clear to me.
The tentacles to get Mr. Trump, are long and coordinated.
Thrown Around Like Cargo to “Get Trump”: Diana Watt’s Saga of Political Maneuvering and Struggle in Colorado
https://frontlineamerica.com/thrown-around-like-cargo-to-get-trump-diana-watts-saga-of-political-maneuvering-and-struggle-in-colorado/
“Watt says she was used for headlines to bash Trump, to benefit Colorado officials who were out to get Trump by removing him from the ballot, because she too participated in Jan. 6th activities in Washington DC.
Watt is not alone in seeing some extraordinary coordination around that time, as seen in Laura Loomer’s investigations of a fundraiser at the same time for Fanni Willis”
What did McAffee know, and when did he know it since he contributed to her campaign?
I’m holding my breath but only because I have company over and I don’t want them exposed to my halitosis.
Georgia on my behind.
Frankly, I believe we reached the point of no return when the American lazy ass populace didn’t demand an audit of the 2020 election in every state. And they still aren’t doing much about it.
Yeah. Because that is how it works. I just go to the Sec of State, knock on the door and say “I demand an audit.”
My goodness where do the idiots come from?
They ignored and dismissed and gaslit us ever since the election. Or don’t you remember?
And those who actually showed up on the day of certification were harangued, arrested and imprisoned, demonized, fired from jobs, surveilled, etc. Or don’t you remember?
I hear you, but our avenues for demanding audits or justice or free speech or anything else have pretty much been shut down. And half of our fellow citizens are happy about that.
They’re going to do what they want until a higher up puts them in their place. These preschoolers shouldn’t be working in positions of authority and power, they’re disgusting and a blight to civil society.
The next decision will require that you must have your hand raised to request the appeal at the very moment the appeal is issued. Otherwise, your appeal request opportunity expires. Except, you will probably be able to raise your hand to request a bathroom break, and receive at least an hour of relief.
An “odor of mendacity” “that lingers in this case” is the stench of the judge smelling himself.
🦨🦨
After 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals [1-2] closed all doors for Mark Meadows to move the 2020 election subversion charges (violating Georgia’s RICO law) to federal court last month, it is expected that he will ask SCOTUS to take up the case.
Meadows expanded his team (among others) by Paul Clement, a legal heavyweight who has argued 100+ SCOTUS cases.
[1] Appeals court Meadows opinion – DocumentCloud
[2] gov.uscourts.ca11.84175.86.2.pdf (courtlistener.com)
Questions not asked or answered, so just left hanging,…
“WHO ordered them to “stop counting and go home” on election night?”
If they intended these Lawfare cases to result in convictions and even imprisonment, WHY did they put such idiots in charge, with questionable provenance like Jack Smith and Wade, leaving themselves wide open to losing by dismissal or on appeal?
WHY did they wait so long to initiate these legal prosecutions, guaranteeing they will not have reached resolution before Nov.?
In the case of Pa., it was the Pa Supremes that issued the delay. my question then was it takes the Legislature to change ANY voting laws! Whee do the Supremes get that power???
again, the number one reason why this judge is wrong.
mcafee was once willis employee. yes, he was subordinate to willis, professionally, and legally.
this means that there is every reason to expect he should not be the judge in this case or make any decisions whatsoever about the arguments that consider whether Willis is truthful, and by extension the decision to remove her from the case or Wade. Basically, at the very top of this case, stands this judge who has a conflict of interest forensically, and materially that he could not be expected to rule objectively and fairly given his past relationship with Willis.
this is the problem that keeps coming up in this case.
in fact, I just do not quite understand why team Trump has not formed a motion on this basis…perhaps that time has elapsed…I don’t care. this case is too important to allow this judge to allow Willis to throw her wild crazy claims in this courtroom and not censure and control that behavior. This was the moment when I realized there had to be some reason why McAfee was not even interested in restraining Willis in the court room for the MANY outbursts. Then someone pointed out to me that he has willis’ underling. fact. this is not simply a perception of conflict of interest, but a very real unresolved conflict that should have never been allowed to exist.
the judge has two basic responsibilities in a court:
this judge has failed on both responsibilities.
it has become a kangaroo court.
team Trump should file a litany of motions in EVERY FORM, presenting these facts in simple and clear terms and also form them in a manner that shows why this judge has failed to uphold those responsibilities. Team Trump should file a lawsuit and formal complaint against this judge based on these obvious defects. It should never have been the responsibility of the defendant to point out and to demand a fair trial. That is the minimum expectation. McAfee is acting outside the bounds of normal law and custom. This needs to be taken up the flag pole asap.
God Bless America
Thank you Regitiger for this sensible and coherent response. In order for we lay people to follow the legalese in these wild proceedings, it is helpful to have Treepers who can give us plain English explanations. I appreciate that.
I am a bit a lawyer. I am curious without bounds. I see God everyday. Because I look. Like millions of WE THE PEOPLE.
But I also don’t give up.
Ever
God bless America
(It is yourself respond and other that gives me a motivation. I know I’m right because I pray on it.
God: please let this message of hope lAt on the hearts of good Men and Women AROUND.THE WORLD .YOUR WORDS. I just repeat them in a way that is ME.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
” Basically, at the very top of this case, stands this judge who has a conflict of interest forensically, and materially that he could not be expected to rule objectively and fairly given his past relationship with Willis…”
Perhaps. But, it needs to be understood and accepted that no matter the judges name – the ruling would be the same(or similar).
I do not buy that phrase of yours, that it needs to be accepted. What a crock of bull.
Judge Cannon in Florida has more balls than Mcaffee. She is not a conflicted judge. She is fighting a conflicted Appeal Court.
Accept it. I don’t think so.
Retribution is coming for this lawfare crowd and they are freaking out.
Leticia in New York has herself an Acme dynamite kit, and it is about to blow up in her face.
This
Perhaps my choice of words without definition are causing a problem. When I said “… it needs to be accepted…” What I was trying to say was not to accept those conditions but accept those conditions are going to be present. It was not a case of throwing hands up in the air n’ giving up. Accept they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do – not accept what they’re doing. Make sense?
We are in full agreement on Judge Cannon. I think we can also agree she is one of a few exceptions to the Federal court system./
The USSC also found that PRESIDENT Trump’s actions on J6 did NOT amount to insurrection.
So why are we still seeing him being held accountable for it?
CORRUPT.
Throw sand, lots of sand!
Yes yes yes
If the crap judge made his decision based on ideology, this will be a hard no. If on cowardice, a possible yes as it allows him to weasel out of ultimate responsibility for the final decision.
A few phone calls from Warnock, “governor” Abrams and the AME Mafia, and this will be memory-holed.
This is what they do in the State of Atlanta.
No lawyer here, but with Willis/Wade colluding with White House counsel pre trial etc., along with her appointing longtime secret lover Wade and benefitting financially from the whole ordeal, why can’t Trumps team level some kind of RICO charges against Willis?
Bingo. RICO against Willis, Wade, and White House counsel. Get some discovery and throw in a few more names. Apparently vpotus Harris was in on the White House meetings also. But you can leave FJB out of it. Even if he was in the room he doesn’t remember it, and would not have understood beyond the chocolate chip ice cream being served.
A lawyer whom I knew – he is now deceased – advised:
“ALWAYS counter-sue, if somebody sues you!
If possible, sue them for precisely the same thing for which they are suing you.
Because the odds are, if you are truly blameless, their suit against you is a projection of their own crime!”
Then there is this connection of DiSantis.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/02/27/bombshell-the-biden-admin-planted-an-operative-in-fani-willis-office-to-target-trump-n4926794
On balance anyone with an ounce of intellect must admit that the legal deck is stacked against President Trump up to and including SCOTUS.
Corrupt Judge, please allow us to appeal your corrupt decision. Sure.
I wonder what Judge Scott McAfee is going to do in private practice when this is all done? Work for what’s left of the DemonRATs or defending the drug cartels/organized crime?
Integrity matters to most people. He would have done well to bail on this fiasco.
He will be relegated to real estate law or bankruptcy law…no offense against you that do that work. 😊
McAfee is a judicial weakling.
He’ll drag his feet on this until the last possible moment.
As he talks with his retention election consultant.
McAfee, yet another soy boy, liberal, corrupt clown in a myraid of countless number of these kind of specimens.
The “odor of mendacity” is how all leftist lawfare works. There would be no lawfare if not for this constant stench.
They should also have grounds to appeal based on the judge’s donations to Fani, since they add more flatulence to these odiferous proceedings.
Have you noticed that Republican Black-Americans come across calm, intelligent, well spoken, and achievers whereas there Democrat counterparts not so much.
The Lawfare will continue. Judge McAffe sold his soul.
“Judge Forafee” is just staying in character!
What happens if the WIMPY Judge refuses?
Hurrah President Trump!!
👊👊🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️
MAGA.
“I caught them all” – I don’t really see anyone dealing with the implications of that oft repeated phrase from PDT. Either it means nothing, or it means everything… and PDT has always chosen his words carefully and wisely.
McAfee has doomed the case even more than Willis. It is clear that Willis is corrupt in the way she used and paid Wade. McAfee by keeping Willis and her Fulton DA Office because of the political election he has coming up is doing nothing but in the long run killing his career plus at some time this case will go to appeal and be tossed. The state will throw out Willis.