These had application to the issue that were here before your honor today. The first has nothing to do nothing related to the disqualification of anyone. Some of these are relating to aspiring for broad language of outstanding language to prosecutors. Point taken. If there are more keep going. As it relates to one of the cases referenced here earlier, and is also referenced in some of the briefing by Defense Counsel is georgia 542 and all of the cases that fall under this, what i would call cat category, is about an attorney who formally prosecuted a defendant is the same type of case or similar charges. That is why the courts found the disqualification would be necessary because of the relationship that existed between the former client and the person being prosecuted now. The next series of slides goes through what has been addressed as it relates to the standard that is required when dealing with the issue of disqualification and the state would submit to the court that the defense
Trying to put the d. A. And her defense team on defense. The accusation is that fani willis had an improper relationship with one of her prosecutors and stood to benefit financially from employing him. The subsequent testimony has been salacious at times, heated at others, especially when willis herself took the stand a couple of weeks ago to call the whole investigation bs. And while the alleged conduct is dominating the headlines, it doesnt change the underlying allegations in the original case, which is that more than a dozen people including the former president , have been accused of coordinating to try and illegally overturn the results of the 2020 elections in georgia. Joining us now, host of the Katie Phang Show right here on msnbc, katie phang. We are watching the courtroom. Judge mcafee is sitting down. Katie, give us the initial state of play. Reporter so today are going to be the arguments, you can call them the closing arguments if you want, katie, because this has become
Politics. The superior court in Fulton County, georgia held a hearing. The lead prosecutor in georgia selection interference case against former President Trump and others. In this hearing, terrence bradley, a former law partner in divorce attorney for prosecutor nathan wade, is questioned about his knowledge of mr. Wades romantic relationship with the District Attorney. He was questioned by defense attorney ashley merchan about his knowledge of the relationship. This is just over two hours. On behalf of mr. Clark . We also waive his appearance. Good afternoon, your honor. Richard rice. He waves his presence. Good afternoon. Quex on behalf of mr. Schafer . On behalf of mr. Floyd . Good afternoon. We also waive mr. Floyds appearance. On behalf of miss latham . Anybody here on behalf of miss latham . Before we had mr. Cromwell, and i had not heard anything from him. I believe mr. Cromwell is in a deposition in south georgia. Thats all i know. Thats helpful to know. Mr. Cromwell, can you
On behalf of mr. Clark . We also waive his appearance. Good afternoon, your honor. Richard rice. He waves his presence. Good afternoon. Quex on behalf of mr. Schafer . On behalf of mr. Floyd . Good afternoon. We also waive mr. Floyds appearance. On behalf of miss latham . Anybody here on behalf of miss latham . Before we had mr. Cromwell, and i had not heard anything from him. I believe mr. Cromwell is in a deposition in south georgia. Thats all i know. Thats helpful to know. Mr. Cromwell, can you hear us . We will keep an eye on that to see if he does join us and we will take it up as it comes. So, just a few preliminaries. I have been under the weather so i will try to speak up. If anyone cant hear me, i will try to talk close to the microphone. But were here today for the sole purpose of which is that the conclusion of the hearing on february 16. That meeting with mr. Bradley to assess the validity of his assertion of attorneyclient privilege. I have now been able to do that, i also
Of the cases that Defense Counsel had cited within their brief that had absolutely no application to the issue that were here before, your honor, today. The first mciver be state has nothing to do. Has nothing related to the disqualification of anyone. I think some of these are just relating to kind of aspiring for broad language about standards to prosecutors. So point taken there but if theyre more all right. Keep it on so as it relates to one of the cases that was referenced here earlier. And as i was also referenced in some of the briefing by Defense Counsel, is the were just savy state, which is to 87 georgia, 542. And ill all of the cases that fall under this, what i would call category is about a attorney who formerly prosecuted a defendant in i guess the same type of case are the same case or similar charges. And that would be why of course, were using the courts found that disqualification would be necessary because of the Relations Kinship that existed between a former client