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Pedophilia is literally excusable for Republicans if it has that magical R next to the name (Roy Moore anyone?) But as soon as it's two consenting black people having a consensual affair, with no obvious reason to believe involves any conflict of interest, somehow that requires an investigation?
This is more racist misogynistic (double standards that powerful women can't enjoy sex) "rules for thee but not for me" BS.
What interest is conflicted, here? They're on the same side, does one of them not want to win their own case?
The argument is that Willis brought the case so that she could hire her boyfriend and funnel a shit load of state money to his law firm for his services.
Everything else is a distraction. This point is the only thing the judge will care about and it's a pretty ridiculous argument.
"Yeah, I'll indict a former president on RICO so I can send my boyfriend half a million dollars. Great plan!"
she could hire her boyfriend and funnel a shit load of state money to his law firm for his services
Except he isn't being paid any more than the other attorneys on the case
Isn’t he also taking a lower rate than what he normally charges also ?
He's getting paid more (hourly rate) than the RICO expert guy, but the same as another.
What interest is conflicted, here?
Trump's interest of course.
I give Willis the benefit of the doubt but it's absolutely the appearance of impropriety. As an elected office holder myself, I have to recuse myself from any votes or even discussions when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars on anything that might benefit me personally even tangentially. I can't even argue we should build a fence if that fence would affect my property in any way no matter how badly it's needed or warranted. I can't even argue against it.
So how does her dating another attorney have anything to do with her cases? It doesn't.
Dating another attorney isn't the issue.
Hiring the other attorney she happened to be dating for a high profile case against a former POTUS is.
As an aside it would have been just as suspect if it'd been a low-profile case, but the relationship likely wouldn't have been discovered.
It doesn't, this is a political smokescreen.
This is why ethics also include the outward appearance of things. It's not enough to do/not do something, you have to also avoid people thinking that you did/didn't do something.
How come an attorney isn't allowed to hire her boyfriend for a reduced rate on her own team but a defendant can LITERALLY appoint the Judge in his case?