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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' criminal indictment of Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants is perilously close to ending before it even started.
But legal experts have doubts about the strength of the allegations against Willis.
Willis was accused of not only dating a member of her staff but improperly hiring him and misusing public funds.
Judge Scott McAfee has scheduled a hearing for Willis on misconduct allegations.
Experts say it is exceptionally rare for a DA to be pulled off of a case, let alone to have an entire criminal indictment dismissed.
Willis has produced an unprecedented criminal indictment of a former president, and there’s no playbook for McAfee to consult.
Merchant also claims an unnamed source confirmed that Willis and Wade's personal relationship began before the DA’s case was initiated and before Wade was hired on.
An anonymous claim may not be sufficient in a court of law.
Willis has asked McAfee to cancel the upcoming Feb. 15 evidentiary hearing and quash the motion.
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