Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee recently ruled that either District Attorney Fani Willis and her lover Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she appointed for her RICO case against Trump, would have to resign, or just Wade would have to. Wade resigned, in result, but not DA Willis, leading to the outcry of many Republicans. Now, a state legislator says the state’s government is aiming to take action to prohibit such behavior as hers.
That was Georgia State Sen. Bill Cowsert, a Republican. He appeared on Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live” to discuss the matter, saying that the Georgia General Assembly is pursuing its investigation of DA Willis while also considering making changes to the laws to prevent future “improper behavior” like Willis’ by prosecutors.
The program’s fill-in host, Edward Lawrence, asking Sen. Cowsert about the matter, said, “So, meanwhile, Georgia State Senate is pressing forward with its investigation into Fani Willis and allegations of misconduct.” Continuing, he asked, “Republican Georgia State Senator Bill Cowsert is the Chairman of the Committee leading that probe, and he’s joining me now. So, by the way, we reached out to both Fani Willis and Nathan Wade. So far, we’ve not heard any response. They are welcome to come on the show anytime for an interview. So, Senator Cowsert, where does your investigation stand right now?”
Sen. Cowsert, in response, first told him that the legislature is investigating the allegations into Willis and Wade. Doing so, he said, “Well, we’re doing a factual investigation of these just explosive allegations of very troubling behavior by the prosecutors, improper conflicts of interest and also financial irregularities.”
Continuing, Cowsert told him that the Willis situation has eroded the public’s faith in the judicial system, saying, “The problem with this is that it just undermines the public’s confidence in the fairness and the impartiality of our criminal justice system. We’re going to try to get to the facts, dig into the evidence here, and we also welcome Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis to testify in front of our committee because they have a lot of explaining to do. They’re welcome to do that.”
Cowsert then explained that the legislature is considering taking legislative action to prevent behavior like that of Willis from being allowed in the future, saying, “But we’re going to look to see if there are ways we can change Georgia law to amend current laws or create laws to provide rules guardrails against this type of improper behavior by prosecutors,”
Watch him here:
Judge McAfee, in his ruling, wrote, “Without sufficient evidence that the District Attorney acquired a personal stake in the prosecution, or that her financial arrangements had any impact on the case, the Defendants’ claims of an actual conflict must be denied.”
He continued, “This finding is by no means an indication that the Court condones this tremendous lapse in judgment or the unprofessional manner of the District Attorney’s testimony during the evidentiary hearing. Rather, it is the undersigned’s opinion that Georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices — even repeatedly — and it is the trial court’s duty to confine itself to the relevant issues and applicable law properly brought before it.”
Featured image credit: Fani for DA Campaign Site
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