CNN ran a unsurprising story yesterday, headlined “
Exclusive: Georgia DA plans to press ahead in effort to put Trump on trial before election.” CNN labeled the predictable strategy “a bold move.”
As I mentioned last week, pushing for a quick trial is Fani’s least-worst option. CNN quoted cowardly anonymous sources who whispered that, while Fani’s problems were self-inflicted, they blame Judge McAfee:
Multiple sources close to Willis acknowledge the last two months have been a major distraction, one they admit was brought on by her own actions but also enabled, they argue, by how much leeway McAfee gave defense attorneys to attack Willis during the disqualification proceedings.
“Basically, this is a two-month sideshow that the judge should have not even let happen,” one Willis ally told CNN.
What would CNN do without yellow-bellied anonymous whisperers? Despite blaming Judge McAfee, CNN grudgingly recognized that Fani Willis is now
damaged goods. But the network seemed unable to connect that idea with the notion that Fani should just step down and let a different DA take over. Read this excerpt, and try to explain CNN’s thinking:
Willis and her team are aware of the political damage caused by the last two months but argue that their job is to prosecute Trump and not worry about the political reverberations. But they realize the damage could diminish the public’s perception of the case ahead of a polarizing 2024 election.
“There was definitely damage done,” said former Dekalb County District Attorney Robert James, who told CNN that, even if Willis can get the case to trial before November’s election, picking a jury alone could take months, especially with so many defendants involved.
“Ultimately some of the prospective jurors that watched those hearings have formed negative opinions of the DA and this case,” said James. “It was always going to be difficult to get a fair and impartial jury. The hearing on the motion to disqualify just made it more difficult.”
But finally, at the tail end of the article, CNN asked the question it should’ve started with—whether Willis should stay on the case:
Michael Moore, a CNN legal analyst and former US attorney in Georgia, questions whether Willis should even remain on the case, and says if she does, she will need to show McAfee and the public that she is in complete “control.”
“There is no question that the progress of the case has been impeded by unnecessary speed bumps and detours,” Moore said. “She simply cannot afford another unforced error that results in additional unfavorable comments questioning her candor or judgment.”
It’s too late to get out now, since that would sacrifice
any hope to Get Trump before the November election. The sex-crazed District Attorney, now lacking her love toy, must drink her poison cup to the sickly-sweet dregs.
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