Former Federal Prosecutor: Trump Is Now Using Allegations Against Fani Willis To ‘Try This Case In Public’

Now that allegations have emerged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has hired a former romantic partner to a position as special counsel in the election conspiracy case against former president Donald Trump, he’s brandishing this as a weapon to confuse and misdirect the public, noted former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Jansing. That is as most of us know by now, very typical behavior for Trump. He never changes. But Kirschner said Trump’s theatrics are unlikely to derail the case on procedural or technical merits.

Willis has finally come forward to discuss the matter publicly and defended prosecutor Nathan Wade’s qualifications and professionalism but didn’t confirm or deny any romantic liaison with him, nor did she address concerns that they may have profited from his employment, Raw Story reports.

“for a moment, let’s assume they had a previous personal relationship, because i think that helps frame our discussion,” kirschner said. “it raises two questions: will that have any impact on the legal proceedings in the enromous co-defendant case that’s being prosecuted in Georgia? the answer is almost certainly no. it will have no impact on the legal proceedings. will it have an impact in the court of public opinion? it certainly could.”

As a legal issue, the allegations don’t carry much weight and there isn’t much to suggest this could be a conflict of interest, Kirschner said, adding that it also doesn’t suggest that Wade was improperly hired for the position as a result of the prior relationship.

Kirschner added that Willis has hired several special counsels, who are all reportedly being paid the same. And Nathan Wade, he said has prior experience as a defense attorney and “as I believe, a municipal court judge.”

“he obviously brings a certain skill set to the trial team, the prosecution team,” he said. “and if they — hypothetically, they had a prior relationship — it really will not impact the legal proceedings because they’re all kind of on the same team. there’s no conflict.”

But he said he knows Trump will likely try to use this against Willis. The former misogynist-in-chief has done things like this before, so why would this instance be any different? I have to wonder if there’d be any debate if a man was in Willis’ shoes. My guess is probably not. Although you can bet that in this case, the man’s former partner’s reputation would be savaged.

And Donald Trump will use any angle that he can to get sympathy from the public.

“in the court of public opinion, we can see donald trump potentially trying to exploit this, maybe even misrepresenting the nature of it. why? because his goal is always to try the case in the court of public opinion and undermine the public’s confidence not only in the institutions, but in the outcome, in the event he ends up being held accountable and convicted at trial.”

I’m certain those who already support Trump will be swayed by this, but I think much of the American public has long grown tired of his attempts to gain sympathy. Trump always paints himself as the victim — even though he’s done things that we know are egregiously awful. But I think people get tired of someone who’s playing the “poor me” card all the time. So I have a little hope that this is the case. I’m hoping people understand that this is just another game for Trump and that they are being played.

Here’s a clip of Kirschner and Jansing discussing the situation.