Fani Willis Told to Recuse Herself From Trump Case or Face Jail
By: James Bickerton
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
One of Donald Trump's co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case has threatened to launch legal action against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis if she "does not recuse herself from this case by noon on Monday."
The Context
Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges in Georgia over allegations he broke the law attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in the state. This is one of four criminal cases Trump is facing as he makes his bid for a second White House term. Trump has consistently denied all the allegations against him, which he claims are politically motivated.
What We Know
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Harrison Floyd wrote: "I don't want to put a black woman in Jail. But if Fani Willis does not recuse herself from this case by noon on Monday, I may have no other choice than to pursue all lawful remedies. Make Fulton Great Again."
I don't want to put a black woman in Jail.
But if @FaniforDA does not recuse herself from this case by noon on Monday, I may have no other choice than to pursue all lawful remedies.
Make Fulton Great Again #FaniWillis#fultoncounty#corrupt#Georgiapic.twitter.com/D89OF3Bemq
— Harrison Floyd (@hw_floyd) April 5, 2024
Floyd posted part of an article purportedly from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution suggesting that Willis' office shared a recording of a conversation Willis had with his attorney, Carlos J.R. Salvado, in an unrelated criminal case in Maryland.
Floyd suggested that Willis' office may have violated the Maryland Wiretap Act, under which it is unlawful to record any private in-person conversation or telephone communication unless you are a party to the conversation and have the permission of all of the parties.
While the majority of states have one-party consent laws that allow a conversation to be recorded so long as one person agrees, there are 11 states, including Maryland, that require two-party consent.
Under Maryland's Wiretap Act, recording a private conversation without consent from both parties is punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
Newsweek contacted the Fulton County District Attorney's office for comment outside of normal working hours.
Fani Willis at her disqualification hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. One of Trump's co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case has threatened to launch legal action against...Fani Willis at her disqualification hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. One of Trump's co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case has threatened to launch legal action against Willis if she "does not recuse herself from this case by noon on Monday." More ALEX SLITZ/POOL/AFP/GETTY
Christopher Kachouroff, one of Floyd's attorneys, made the same accusation against Willis on Tuesday during an interview with Phil Holloway.
Referring to Willis he said: "She did reach out to us, one of my colleagues in Maryland, and was rude, abrupt with him on the phone, and he was dealing with the Maryland case and I was dealing with the Georgia case, and she ended up recording him."
Holloway asked Kachouroff whether he was suggesting Willis had illegally recorded the call, and he replied: "Oh yeah, it's a felony in Maryland."
In a separate X post on Wednesday, Floyd posted: "Fani Willis ILLEGALLY recorded a [phone emoji] call with my lawyer.
"Its a felony! She is a DEI [diversity, equality and inclusion] thug with a law license. Will anyone in GA stand up to her?"
Floyd, the former leader of Black Voices for Trump, is the only one of Trump's co-defendants to have been jailed in the Georgia case, between August 24 and 30, when a $100,000 bond was covered.
In November 2023, Judge Scott McAfee rejected prosecutors' bid to get his bail revoked following what they claimed was a "pattern of intimidation."
In March, McAfee accused Willis of having a "tremendous lapse in judgment" over her relationship with Nathan Wade, then a special prosecutor on Trump's case. However Willis was allowed to remain on the case as long as Wade stepped back, which he did shortly afterwards.
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This is the second time she has been called out for improper procedure. This could end badly for her and those supporting her.
Just more delaying tactics by the guilty as sin.
Proving that guilt is something that the Left and Democrats have failed to do for years now.
if she "does not recuse herself from this case by noon on Monday."
And we will prove our resolve by darkening the sun if she refuses.
I couldn't resist.
That's what happens when one seeks the holy grail! What is Jones doing out of Indiana anyway?
Sounds to me like they're afraid of her.
Really......why is that?
Because they know that she will put their asses in prison.
Which is exactly what they deserve.
So Trump's fellow guilty insurrectionist threatens a baseless lawsuit against the prosecuter if he isn't let go? Yawn!
Bailiff, whack his pee pee!
Do they do that in your state?
They do that in every state.
Fuck with the bull and get the horn.
No, in what state off of the grid do you live?
Why do you care what I fuck with?
Classic trump, when all else fails, play the, "I know you are but what am I", game.