Fani Willis just cleared the starting blocks in Fulton County
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she’s “ready to go.” While charges in the Georgia case won’t be announced until September, CNN reported that all work has been completed. Willis was quoted from a back-to-school event: “We’ve been working for two and half years. We’re ready to go.” What all she’s planning to charge and who remains a secret for now. She has continued to work on her case, even as Trump’s attorneys continue fighting to have her removed. They can remove her, but the evidence will still be there. This is merely another stalling tactic. They have already been shown the door at the Georgia Supreme Court, but a senior judge, formerly of Cobb County, has set a hearing on their motion.
According to ABC News, a hearing on Trump’s motion to disqualify Willis will be heard on August 10. They seek to not only disqualify Willis, but they want to disqualify the special grand jury, which made charging recommendations based on the evidence they heard. They are hanging their hats on their claim that the special grand jury was unlawful and that any evidence derived therefrom is also unlawful. They further claim that Trump is being “targeted.” Well, if you’re the criminal who committed the crime, of course you’re being targeted. That a bit, fat “duh.” At the same time, Judge Robert McBurney on Monday denied Trump’s attempt to stop Willis’s investigation.
NBC News reported that Trump and a fake elector named Cathleen Latham filed the suit that sought to challenge Willis’s authority. Judge McBurney issued a 9-page ruling in which he determined that neither Trump nor Latham had legal standing. In his ruling, Judge McBurney wrote: “While being the subject (or even target) of a highly publicized criminal investigation is likely an unwelcome and unpleasant experience, no court ever has held that that status alone provides a basis for the courts to interfere with or halt the investigation.” Trump is 0 and 2 in Georgia. Hopefully, his attempts to remove DA Willis from the case will continue to fail. Even if he is successful, Willis likely has a string of competent deputy DAs who know the case just as well and can present their evidence to a jury. Nice try, Trump, but no cigar.
Judge McBurney further opined that his ruling should make the pending motion and August 10 hearing moot. McBurney pointed out that Trump can raise his concerns when he is indicted, but his motions are premature. Trump and his team know what’s coming, and they’re trying to head new charges off before they even arrive. The law doesn’t work that way. Even now, investigators are out there investigating perceived crimes but haven’t charged anyone. You cannot stop them from investigating.
Trump knows he’s up to his eyeballs in trouble. His premature filings and his actions in general show his intent. No need to panic now; he should have thought about his actions before engaging in them. Now, it’s far too late for what Trump is trying to accomplish. Besides, all this maneuvering simply makes him look guilty.
Shirley is a former entertainment writer and has worked in the legal field for over 25 years