‘This Will Be Probably Her Last Chance to Do the Right Thing and Remove Herself’: Turley on Fani Willis

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
Ingraham: “This was one of my favorite lines from judge McAfee’s ruling. Neither side was able to exclusively establish by a preponderance of the evidence when the relationship between Willis and Wade evolved into a romantic one. However, an odor of mendacity remains. Okay? That pretty much sums it up, professor, taint. How can an impartial jury actually be selected now?”
TURLEY: “That’s a very good question. You just need a Tennessee Williams to give it the right Southern goted thick flair. Stunning opinion and disconnect because he clearly did not believe Nathan Wade and many people believe Nathan Wade committed perjury. But these two essentially testified in tandem she adopted his testimony so if he lied she pretty much lied the same way. They both maintained relationship after hired. Held a unified front. I think that what the judge was trying to do in giving these two options to Wade was to gently give a third option to Willis. And that option is to remove yourself, take the ethical course. And I think that’s very clear in his opinion. Nobody reading this opinion with these damning findings could possibly believe that Willis can continue to be part of this case. She is prosecuting people for the underlying conduct she is accused of committing with Nathan Wade. False statements given to a court. False filings that have been submitted. How could she possibly continue that without damaging her case? But the problem is that she has had this opportunity to take the high road, repeatedly, and she clearly had never wanted to do that and this will be probably her last chance to do the right thing and remove herself.”