Legal expert Jonathan Turley stated that he thinks the judge overseeing the case involving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade has gathered sufficient evidence to disqualify them from the case against President Donald Trump.
Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, appeared on “Fox News Sunday” and discussed the surprising details he uncovered in Willis and Wade’s case. Specifically, Turley pointed out the testimony provided by Willis and Wade during their recent evidentiary hearing.
The pair is accused of the DA benefiting financially from her romantic relationship with Wade while they collaborated on an election fraud case against former President Donald Trump. During the interview, Fox host Shannon Bream asked Turley about his opinion on the conflicting statements made by the two individuals and whether he believes the judge has gathered enough evidence to remove Willis from the case.
Turley explained that he thinks the judge has heard sufficient information based on the statements made. He suggested that the judge might request both Willis and Wade to step aside due to the difficult situation he is facing.
Turley also raised the question of whether the judge would report Willis and Wade to the bar for the alleged false statement filed against them. He mentioned that this could be an alternative course of action the judge might consider along with requesting their removal.
“Well, one thing is clear is that no one will ever say election law is boring again,” Turley stated.
“But the astonishing thing about this is that you have two prosecutors who stand accused of filing false statements in court.
“Mr. Wade is accused of answering interrogatories falsely and Willis is accused of making false statements in her own filings.
“That’s what they’re prosecuting defendants in the case for.”
“So, building on what Tom said, at some point you have to recognize that your personal interests have to give way to interests of the case and the office, they haven’t done that.
“Has the judge heard enough? Yes, but he’s still in a tough position.
“Disqualification is a heavy lift.
“The issue of the appearance of impropriety may give him a basis for saying, ‘You need to step aside.’”
“My question is, will he refer these two to the bar?
“They are allegations of false statements being filed, their testimony did not help in that respect,” Turley stated.
“And so, will this judge say, ‘Look, I’m going to suggest that one or both of you remove yourselves,’ or maybe even order it, but ‘I’m also going to ask the bar to look into these allegations’?”
