The Fanni Willis (Fulton County, GA) Issue Is Settled, and Now Ms. Willis Can Get On With Shredding Trump (As She Has Done So Well))

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Personally, I am going to stop critiquing Georgia's Fulton County DA, Fanni Willis's choice to, mid-case, take up with her consultant-co prosector team member, Mr Nathan Wade, and give thanks that she is still on the case.  

BUT, AS A LAST PERSONAL ADVISEMENT,  FANNI WILLIS EARNED A LOW GRADE FROM ME BY TAKING UP WITH WADE MID-CASE... thus allowing the Defense to inflate/falsely construct a hint of conflict-of-interest. 

BUT NOTE: the Defendant team also has an attorney 'couple'.  The difference is how it 'LOOKS' to the public eye. (The defense team's couple is a humanizing, public relations 'plus.') 

'Looks', though not illegal, should always be a significant factor to an experienced legal jurist ...like Willis. who took her eye 'off the ball' for personal emotion. 

 IMO, also, the judge's  'decision' has more the LOOK of a personal comment more in line with a rural county judge.  Nevertheless, the judge did the prosecution a favor by settling the 'Looks' question. 

Willis' choice between remaining on the case or taking up with her employee, Co-Prosecutor Wade, was the professional woman's option (with 'normal' consequences/risks.)  Willis' slip was not a womens' rights thing..because a male prosecutor would face even stronger handling by an attentive press who could paint a picture of sexual bribery. (It all depends on POV.)