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legal1 year ago•8 min saved

"Trump Georgia Case: The Ongoing Legal Battle with DA Fani Willis"

Georgia DA Fani Willis faces potential challenges to her law license and ethics complaints following a judge's scathing ruling that raised questions about her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. While experts believe disbarment is unlikely based on existing evidence, Willis may still have to navigate state bar and other regulatory challenges. Despite the ruling, she can continue prosecuting the case against former President Donald Trump and co-defendants, who are accused of conspiring to steal the 2020 presidential election. Willis also faces a primary election in May and potential investigations from other authorities in Georgia.

via USA TODAY|

#ethics-complaints #fani-willis #georgia

legalpolitical1 year ago•4 min saved

"Challenges and Compromises: The Battle to Keep Fani Willis in Office"

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis faces a "special meeting" on March 7 to address two ethics complaints against her, including allegations of an affair with a special prosecutor hired for the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. The complaints come amid pushback from Trump and his co-defendants, who argue for the dismissal of charges due to alleged misconduct by Willis and the special prosecutor. Questions over Willis' potential disqualification from the case have intensified, with concerns raised about alleged financial transactions between Willis and the special prosecutor. Judge Scott McAfee has yet to make a ruling on whether there is a legal conflict justifying the removal of Willis' office from the case.

via Newsweek|

#alleged-affair #election-interference-case #ethics-complaints

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

"Unemployment Bliss: George Santos' Controversial Journey"

Former Republican representative George Santos, who was recently expelled from Congress, has launched a Cameo account while threatening to file multiple ethics complaints against his former colleagues. Santos plans to seek revenge on New York Republican House members Reps. Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, Nicole Malliotakis, as well as Democratic New Jersey Rep. Robert Menendez. He has accused Malliotakis of abusing her position, Lawler of money laundering, LaLota of impropriety, and called for an investigation into what Menendez knew about his father's alleged crimes. Santos' rise and fall, filled with lies and alleged crimes, will also be adapted into a film by HBO.

via Rolling Stone|

#cameo #ethics-complaints #former-colleagues

politics2 years ago•3 min saved

Santos Faces Ethics Complaints and Historic Expulsion from Congress

Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in a vote by the House of Representatives, has vowed to file ethics complaints against several of his former colleagues. Santos plans to file complaints against Nicole Malliotakis, Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, and Rob Menendez, accusing them of campaign finance violations and stock trading irregularities. Santos, who has been indicted on multiple charges, including wire fraud and identity theft, has pleaded not guilty. The House's vote against Santos marked the first expulsion of a House lawmaker in over 20 years.

via Fox News|

#campaign-finance-violations #ethics-complaints #expulsion

politics2 years ago•0 min saved

Federal Judge Criticizes Handling of Clarence Thomas Ethics Complaints by Judicial Panel

A federal judge has accused the federal judiciary's governing body, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, of blocking internal debate about 2011 ethics complaints against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and not being transparent about the allegations with either the public or other judges who serve on the panel.

via The Wall Street Journal|

#clarence-thomas #ethics-complaints #federal-judiciary

politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Clarence Thomas' Ethics Review and Senate Testimony Under Scrutiny

A federal judge testified to a Senate panel that the Judicial Conference failed to inform its full membership of complaints raised by lawmakers and watchdog groups about Justice Clarence Thomas' pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports more than 10 years ago. The complaints asked the conference to refer the matter to the US attorney general to probe whether the justice's behavior ran afoul of a federal ethics law. The Judicial Conference defended its decision more than 10 years ago to not refer Thomas to the DOJ to investigate allegations that his pattern of nondisclosure on his financial reports broke federal law.

via CNN|

#clarence-thomas #ethics-complaints #financial-disclosure