Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis appeals after judge drops multiple Trump charges

Trump’s legal team has appealed to have Willis removed from the case due to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade

The prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s racketeering case in Georgia is appealing a judge’s decision to drop multiple charges against the former commander in chief.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee previously ruled in March that six charges against Trump and his co-defendants lacked sufficient detail and should be dismissed.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a notice of appeal against that decision on Thursday. The prosecutor did not indicate why the dismissal should be reversed.

Three of the six counts set to be dropped include Trump as a defendant. The original indictment included 41 counts between the former president and his co-defendants.

Trump’s legal team is appealing to remove Willis from the case following allegations that she had an “improper” affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she hired to help prosecute the case.

McAfee ruled that the romantic relationship between the two prosecutors did not compromise the integrity of the trial, though a Georgia appeals court has agreed to hear an appeal on this decision.

FANI WILLIS’ EX-STAFFER TESTIFIES SHE WAS FIRED AFTER BLOWING WHISTLE ON DA’S SPENDING

We have repeatedly posted on Elise Stefanik. She staccato questions her adversaries with verve. She is the type of V.P. who can carry out the duties of President if need be. However, in 2031,  that is if Trump decides not to run, she can carry on the Torch for eight more years.

Elise Marie Stefanik is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference since 2021, she is the fourth-ranking House Republican.

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket.

A potential name on former President Trump’s running mate shortlist is being described by political insiders as a “powerhouse” that could bring a major boost to his chances at retaking the White House.

The horse race among those hoping to be named Trump’s running mate continued this week with the names widely believed to be on the shortlist making the rounds on various media outlets and at public events to praise the former president, including House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York, who some say has a certain “attractiveness” for the role.

Stefanik gained national attention in December 2023 for her intense questioning of university presidents during a widely televised U.S. congressional hearing on antisemitism. Some have credited Stefanik with contributing to the resignation of Liz Magill, the president of the University of Pennsylvania.

Initially elected as a moderate conservative, Stefanik has moved considerably towards the right, as she aligned herself with the then-President Donald Trump.

Dem council member calling for ‘revolution’ disturbs her liberal colleagues with wild antics, threats

AITA – OF COURSE YOU ARE

Since being elected, she stated her goal was to create a “revolution” for “equity.”

“It will be about equity and I hope we don’t have too many disagreements in there,” she said in an interview in December 2021. “I think that systemic racism is long overdue for us to overthrow it in order for us to create a revolution that brings about change.”

Since then, Fernandes Anderson has become known for her public outbursts featuring “swearing, yelling and screaming” at public city council meetings, according to the source.

“The last thing someone wants is to be labeled as a racist in this city,” the source said.

Fernandes Anderson refers to her own tirades as giving “smoke.”

On November 5 Bidens’ sword will be presented to the new commander of the American troops, Five Star General Donald J. Trump.

Former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally in the Bronx on May 23, 2024.AFP via Getty Images

Known Iranian spies roam freely under Obama’s watch.

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Iranian spies

Clearly, the intent of this provision was to take a strong stand against Iran. Unclassified and legally protected whistleblower disclosures provided to our offices show that while the
Obama/Biden administration publicly committed to “prevent[ing] Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons by raising the cost of Iran’s defiance of the international community,”6 then-Secretary
of State John Kerry actively interfered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executing arrest warrants on individuals in the U.S. illegally supporting Iranian efforts, including financial
efforts, to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and its ballistic missile program. The records show that Justice Department and FBI leadership, to include then-Attorney General
Lynch and then-FBI Director Comey, failed to take the necessary steps to stop Kerry’s obstructive efforts against law enforcement.
For example, unclassified FBI email records from August 25, 2017, detailed at least eight instances connected to the Iran deal where the “FBI/DOJ/USG could have moved forward with the cases but the State Department chose to block them.”7 According to the records, in six of these instances, the FBI lost the opportunity to arrest the main subject.8 The email says that one of the lost main subjects was noted to be “on the Terrorism Watch List” and another “returned to iran.”9 The email further says that in another instance the State Department “blocked [FBI’s] plan to arrest while the subject was mid-flight and the subject was forced to leave the US
immediately upon arrival.”10 The email also provides that at least two targets were arrested were arrested only after “State lifted their block…since the new [Trump] Administration took office.”1

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Legal expert Alan Dershowitz called out Judge Juan Merchan for his “outrageous” rulings in the New York criminal trial against former President Trump, arguing the case should be broadcast on television so that Americans can see the “spectacle.”

On “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Tuesday, Dershowitz called Merchan a “tyrant” after he threatened to strike the testimony of Bob Costello, the defense’s main witness, an act that Dershowitz argued would have violated the Sixth Amendment.

NY V. TRUMP: DEFENSE RESTS WITHOUT CALLING FORMER PRESIDENT TO TESTIFY; MOTION TO DISMISS PENDING

ALAN DERSHOWITZ: I’ve been in courthouses in every part of the world and in China, in Russia, in Ukraine, in Israel. I’ve been all over. I’ve never seen a spectacle like this. And that’s why it should have been on television, so the American public could see how outrageous this judge is. And CNN just does his bidding. CNN lies, lies through their teeth about what happened in court yesterday between Judge Merchan and Bob Costello. Bob Costello testifies, Merchan rules against him at every point, keeps out his testimony, makes outrageous rulings that any first-year student taking evidence would know was wrong.

Legal expert Alan Dershowitz criticized Judge Merchan for his “outrageous” rulings in the NY v Trump trial.

And Bob Costello does what I did: He rolled his eyes. And I rolled my eyes, I said, I couldn’t believe the judge was making these rulings. And the judge, thinking he’s a tyrant, clears the courtroom, throws out everybody from the media. For some reason, they allowed me to stay, and I watched as the judge berated him. And the judge said something I have never seen in a courtroom in my history, 60 years. He threatened to strike the testimony of the main witness for the defendant because of punishment of the witness for staring at the judge. Can you imagine the violation of the Sixth Amendment? The Sixth Amendment allows any defendant to confront witnesses and to present evidence in his defense. Can you imagine if this judge had actually struck the testimony of Bob Costello? It would result in an automatic mistrial, new trial, and a verdict against the prosecution. The judge was bluffing. He ought to be disciplined for making that threat because the threat was an idle threat. He obviously didn’t act on it. …

You can’t throw out a witness’s testimony and punish the defendant that way. It’s just an outrageous threat. And we didn’t see it because television is not allowed in the courtroom. … They just won’t allow the American public to watch this trial, and I don’t blame them. If I were the judge, I would never want this trial to be on television because he’s behaved so outrageously.

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Defense attorneys in New York v. Trump rested their case Tuesday morning without calling former President Trump to the stand to testify.

The prosecution rested its case Monday, and Trump defense attorneys called two witnesses — paralegal Daniel Sitko and a former legal adviser to Michael Cohen, Robert Costello — before resting its case.

Judge Juan Merchan dismissed the jury until after Memorial Day.

The next day, Tuesday, May 28, the jury will hear closing arguments from Trump defense attorneys and New York prosecutors.

NY V TRUMP: JUDGE TO CONSIDER DEFENSE MOTION TO DISMISS AFTER PROSECUTION RESTS CASE

The China Syndrome is for real; Chinese are working their way up from Central America, then through Mexico. Once there, they are brought to our border by Coyotes,

where they slip into the United States.

This past year, by last count, 30,000 Chinese criminals entered. There is an onslaught of Chinese coming in because the economy in China is in a tailspin. Entrepreneurs who own small businesses have never recovered from the Covid-19 economic implosion. These Chinese fear for the future, especially those with children. They don’t see a way forward when jobs are scare and college is out of the question. Therefore, they are looking for more opportunity here.