Happening. Now, Breaking News and extraordinary repudiation of donald trump s former Vice President mike pence declares he cannot, in good conscious his words endorse his former boss. Were getting reaction depends is decision as some of the other republicans are rally behind trump and his bid to return to the white house also breaking trumps Special Prosecutor, nathan wade, just resigned in georgia after a judge ruled District Attorney fani willis may stay on the Election Interference case only if wade fall good quips are experts are breaking down the decision and what it means for the former president all of this coming as trump just secured a delayed in his first criminal trial, a new victory in his efforts to drag out his multiple legal cases until after the election welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, i will blitzer a year in the Situation Room the skis, cnn, Breaking News, lets get right to the Breaking News. Donald trumps former Vice President p
Im Arlette Saenz at the white house. And this is cnn cnns, Breaking News i knew are in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. This morning. Were following all the reparations from the monumental ruling in the criminal case against donald trump In Georgia The Judge has just ruled Fulton County District Attorney, fani willis, can continue Prosecuting Trump and his allies in the Georgia Election subversion case. But she may only stay only state if the special prosecutor, nathan wade, who had a relationship with willis is removed, if willis and her team had been disclosed hello, fight, it would almost certainly have delayed a trial until after the president ial election in november. That is something trump desperately wanted in all of this. And as other legal cases as well, cnns Nick Valencia is just outside the Fulton County courthouse for acidic. Can you walk us through this mornings historic ruling . Wolf . It was historic, Monumental Decision Fani Willis getting a technical w
They gave word what the judge has decided. Fani willis can decide if she wants to stay or leave the case and take nathan wade with her. So were waiting for more information on this. Welcome to friday. Dana has the day off today. Im bill hemmer live in New York City with my friend and colleague in tow. It will be a ride. Dana it is. Were getting big news this morning. Im Martha Maccallum and this, of course, is americas newsroom. We understand as you just pointed out, bill, that this decision is in. Judge mcphee gave himself a two week deadline. That landed today. Weve come to know this judge a little bit over the course of the last couple of months. Scott mcafee. Whether to disqualify fani willis in response to allegations that she was dating her lead prosecutor when she hired him and that was part of a motivation for hiring him and the two took some rather fancy vacations together and that they may have benefited financially from this Business Arraignment which it was alleged she crea
A conflict because the big question here is whether there was an actual conflict. The defendants were alleging that fani willis and not only that she had this romantic relationship with a lead prosecutor on the trump case . Case, but then she also benefited financially and he had to decide the judge had to sort of do this analysis. Is it enough that its just looks bad, but theres an appearance of a conflict or did they need to prove to the defendants at trump and his codefendants need to prove that there was an actual conflict now, again, i say that day fani willis can stay on this case. It also appears that the judge is saying that this appearance issue needs to be addressed before this can go forward. So this appears to be a pretty nuanced a ruling, but the headline is that the District Attorney at her office can stay on this case, but we continue to read to learn more about exactly what the judge is saying, about how you need to address the appearance of impropriety right . Paula re
And we appreciate so much so lets get out of it with is former doj official pressing former federal prosecutor fred tc is good to have you both on and we need you guys these cases against trump looking weaker by the day. And trumps constitutional process riser result here okay bruce you print anything wade just down from the jurors 2020 case against trump and freezing to several the fix a problem because the judge mcafee himself pointed out, the fani willis irrigation parents of proper conflicts just truthfully so how can was remain in the case them in the jurors are cute her and her conservative endangering trumps constitutional due process rights. Francey lets write in fact it is fani willis for bringing on waiting paying right, for approving the payments want to wait, for going we played on vacation, and for seeing to court, in this what appears to be a concocted story that she repaid everything that he gave for her and cash this and how untraceable this d. A. This prosecuted drug t