CNN’s Paula Reid Calls Fani Willis Ruling ‘Gift’ for Trump and Co-Defendants: ‘Optics Here Matter’

SIDNER Let s go ░░░░░░░░ Paula Reid she s ░░░░░░░░ some more information You ░░░░░░░░ going through this right ░░░░░░░░ and looking through the ░░░░░░░░ s ruling and there ░░░░░░░░ some harsh words in ░░░░░░░░ we understand Reid There ░░░░░░░░ To Elie s point ░░░░░░░░ judge while he has ░░░░░░░░ removed Fani Willis from ░░░░░░░░ case he does have ░░░░░░░░ considerable criticism for her ░░░░░░░░ s saying look without ░░░░░░░░ evidence that the district ░░░░░░░░ acquired a personal stake ░░░░░░░░ this prosecution or that ░░░░░░░░ financial arrangements had any ░░░░░░░░ on the case so ░░░░░░░░ he s addressing the ░░░░░░░░ that they didn t ░░░░░░░░ prove that she benefited ░░░░░░░░ Wade being on this ░░░░░░░░ when she was in ░░░░░░░░ romantic relationship She said ░░░░░░░░ defendant s claims of ░░░░░░░░ actual conflict must be ░░░░░░░░ She s like Look ░░░░░░░░ didn t prove that ░░░░░░░░ had any sort of ░░░░░░░░ that she received from ░░░░░░░░ money Nathan Wade was ░░░░░░░░ from this case But ░░░░░░░░ said this finding is ░░░░░░░░ no means any indication ░░░░░░░░ the court condones this ░░░░░░░░ lapse in judgment or ░░░░░░░░ unprofessional manner of the ░░░░░░░░ attorney s testimony during ░░░░░░░░ evidentiary hearing Rather it ░░░░░░░░ the undersigned judge s ░░░░░░░░ that Georgia law does ░░░░░░░░ permit the finding of ░░░░░░░░ actual conflict for simply ░░░░░░░░ bad choices So this ░░░░░░░░ pretty significant I mean ░░░░░░░░ is suggesting that she ░░░░░░░░ he is saying that ░░░░░░░░ had a tremendous lap ░░░░░░░░ judgment that she was ░░░░░░░░ when she testified Remember ░░░░░░░░ was getting pretty contentious ░░░░░░░░ fiery with a defense ░░░░░░░░ insisting that she was ░░░░░░░░ on trial when in ░░░░░░░░ they were asking questions ░░░░░░░░ the judge was assessing ░░░░░░░░ she needed to be ░░░░░░░░ And then also saying ░░░░░░░░ that she made bad ░░░░░░░░ And look even though ░░░░░░░░ s gonna stay on ░░░░░░░░ case all of this ░░░░░░░░ this language from the ░░░░░░░░ and we re just ░░░░░░░░ the opinion right now ░░░░░░░░ m sure there s ░░░░░░░░ more it s really ░░░░░░░░ gift to former President ░░░░░░░░ and his co defendants ░░░░░░░░ they re not only ░░░░░░░░ to fight this case ░░░░░░░░ the merits they fight ░░░░░░░░ in the court of ░░░░░░░░ opinion Optics here matter ░░░░░░░░ has tried to undermine ░░░░░░░░ in the justice system ░░░░░░░░ if you have a ░░░░░░░░ who s overseeing the ░░░░░░░░ calling the prosecutor again ░░░░░░░░ saying that she made ░░░░░░░░ bad decision she had ░░░░░░░░ lapse in judgment that ░░░░░░░░ a lot of ammunition ░░░░░░░░ the former president and ░░░░░░░░ co-defendants.”