To quote the related NYT article, “The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election.”
To quote the related NYT article, “The order means the prosecution of Donald J. Trump in Georgia is effectively frozen, at least through the presidential election.”
Go back and watch their testimony at the hearing. Saying there is a “suggestion of corruption” is like saying “Trump may have told a fib or two in his time”. They were playing all sorts of shell games with the money and doing everything they could to cover it up, which means they knew their behavior was improper at best. Every case they worked on together was tainted by their actions because their relationship and the actions they were taking at the very least give the appearance of impropriety, even if they didn’t specifically do anything improper regarding the Trump case. And the appearance of impropriety is typically the standard for recusal.
She shouldn’t have gotten involved with Wade in the first place while handling such an important case. But beyond that, as soon as the scandal broke, they should have at least tried to salvage the case by recusing themselves and handing the case off to someone else. And now, the fact that they didn’t had the effect of giving Trump exactly what he wants, as the case is now going to be delayed at the very least (some estimates say the delay could take the case to as far as 2026) or outright dismissed if either the appelate court or Supreme court rules that she should have been removed.
And for the record, Trump case aside, I’m of the school of thought that she should be fired and/or disbarred just based on the relationship she had with Wade. And I think if she weren’t caught up in such a high profile case, she would have been.