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what’s happening?
– Nathan Wade, ex-boyfriend of Fulton County Fani Willis, withdraws from Trump lawsuit
– Haitian immigrant arrested on felony charges
– Pro-Palestinian groups reject White House attempts at dialogue
no wade
The judge in the Georgia election interference case has allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to continue leading the prosecution against former President Trump, but strongly admonished her actions.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee Willis’ church speech on the issue used racist rhetoric, was “playing the race card” and appeared to be “legally inappropriate” overall. criticized as such.
Mr. McAfee declined to remove Mr. Willis from the case because of his affair with special counsel Nathan Wade and other misconduct, but said Mr. Wade must be removed from the case or Mr. Willis himself. ruled that it was necessary for him to step down.
Late Friday afternoon, Willis withdrew himself. In his resignation letter, he said he was resigning “in the interest of democracy” and to move the case forward “as quickly as possible.”
In a written response, Ms Willis praised Mr Wade and said she would “always remember” his courage, patriotism and “dedication to justice”.
Judge Scott McAfee (left), Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (center), and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade (right). (Getty Images)
The continuation of Willis’ case was not the verdict Trump had hoped for. But President Trump said on social media that Wade’s resignation was “a big deal.”
“Prosecutorial Misconduct”: Trump lawyer reacts to Fulton County Judge Fani Willis ruling …read more
“Disqualified”: Lawyer who exposed Willis and Wade’s relationship reacts to court ruling …read more
testimony is thrown: Georgia judge throws out key witness’ testimony against Fani Willis due to ‘inconsistency’: court order …read more
White House
‘meaningless’: Chicago pro-Palestinian group rejects White House request for meeting before primary election with strongly worded letter …read more
sink slowly:Harris’ approval rating is worse than Biden and Trump. …read more
strong words: House Speaker Johnson says the White House has no intention of “making decisions” even after impeachment …read more
capitol hill
high energy: House Republican leaders target Biden’s energy policy in next week’s bill blitz …read more
“Control our lives”: Republicans announce effort to overturn Biden’s climate change rules targeting manufacturing industries …read more
job killer: Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy slams Bernie Sanders’ 32-hour workweek proposal as a job killer. …read more
Stories from the campaign trail
Rough waves continue: Cori Bush is becoming the most vulnerable ‘Squad’ member this election cycle …read more
“Election interference”: Republicans denounce Judge McAfee’s ruling in the Fani Willis case as “election interference” …read more
crash the party: Centrist group “No Labels” establishes a committee to select third-party presidential election tickets …read more
All of America
behind the bar: Colombian drug lord arrested in Texas …read more
breaking news: Haitian immigrant charged with rape of 15-year-old girl who entered the country through controversial parole program: Source …read more
through the roof: Little-known international NGO finalizes building standards to force green housing in US homes …read more
amazing discovery: DeSantis details alarming find discovered on Haitian migrant boat seized off the coast of Florida …read more
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