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Fani Willis’ Humiliating Secret Leaked

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Fani knew she was doomed from the start.

Georgia lawyer Ashleigh Merchant recently reacted to the news that Fulton County DA Fani Willis had been removed from handling the election interference case against President Donald Trump. This ruling came from the Georgia Court of Appeals, which determined that the “appearance of impropriety” surrounding Willis’ affair with Nathan Wade, a key prosecutor in the case, required her removal.

Merchant, who exposed this affair months ago, appeared on Fox & Friends to share her thoughts. She expressed that Willis had been “terrified” to step down from the case, even after the scandal broke. According to Merchant, the reason for Willis’ fear was simple: she didn’t want anyone else to examine the case because it was “so weak.” Merchant explained, “She could have done the right thing early on, whenever we brought this to everyone’s attention, and said, ‘Hey, let’s have a fair prosecutor take care of this case.’ But I believe she was terrified because she knew her case was so flimsy, she didn’t want anyone else to look at it.

Back in March, Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis must either remove herself from the case or dismiss Wade as the special prosecutor. Wade resigned, but Willis chose to stay on, despite the growing controversy. At the time, Merchant called for her complete disqualification, stating that the scandal raised serious doubts about the fairness of the proceedings. In a statement, she said, “This opinion vindicates everything the defense put forward and confirms our concerns about our client’s right to a fair trial.”

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Merchant now sees the disqualification as an obvious decision, saying, “You can’t ignore something so glaring.” She noted that the appearance of impropriety was so significant that the appeals court had no choice but to act. “It’s one of those things you know when you see it,” Merchant explained. “The appearance of impropriety was so great that it had to be enough to kick them off the case.”

Merchant also emphasized that if a neutral prosecutor—someone without a personal or political interest in the case—were to take over, they would likely dismiss it. “If a neutral prosecutor, one who didn’t have a financial or political stake, looked at the case, they would see things differently. They would realize this case should have been dropped a long time ago,” Merchant concluded.

For many Republicans, this case has been a glaring example of how political motivations have tainted the justice system. Merchant’s comments reflect the growing concern that investigations against Trump have been driven more by partisan politics than by legitimate legal grounds. The court’s decision to disqualify Willis, she believes, is a step toward restoring fairness and ensuring that the case does not proceed under compromised circumstances.