Kool said:
Hawg (or other):
Assuming the cell data is accurate and the person presenting it isn't a complete flake, I would think the defense is really going to crumble this week. Given that assumption, would the judge disqualify Wade alone, or both Willis and Wade? Is this the type of lying under oath that gets referred to the GA Bar for disqualification? The Turley article hints at that. How could a judge save face by letting such take place in his court, especially when the matter is of such high visibility and interest?
First, when you say "defense" that is actually the Trump sides. They would more properly be termed the movants since they filed a motion for disqualification, making Wade and Willis the respondent to that motion. Just wanted to clear that up because it gets confusing procedurally with this mini trial within the case.
So Wade and Willis will fight tooth and nail to discredit the witness and dispute his expertise BUT IMO they can't just rest on that basis, they'll need an alternative "expert" to rebut methodology, etc. leading to alternative conclusions.
This entire mess is giving McAfee a massive headache right now. He likely knows he needs to regain control of his courtoom but when nearly everyday another chaos bomb goess off, his options become more limited as he can't just ignore everything at this point. What lawyers call a "bad fact situation."
I don't know how directly involved Wade was with the special grand jury that was convened in this matter. If he was the one in front of that special grand jury a lot, then simply disqualifying him and leaving Fani and the rest of the case in place will be more difficult. If he wasn't that involved, maybe disqualifying him and him alone would be more palatable to the judge. (Not the public but to the judge.)
By most rights, McAfee should toss both and have another assigned prosecution team from a large contiguous county (for the resources to review and perhaps try such an unwieldy case) and allow them a fresh look.
This isn't the first time Fani has been recused, either voluntarily or otherwise. IIRC, this would the third such case wherein she was booted.