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cupp by the judge had scathing words for fani willis in this ruling. does this ultimately play into trump's hands? >> 100%. i mean, we know that trump doesn't have a problem lying about these cases. >> anyway. and >> those lies are dangerous. and his fans believe them. but when there's a hint of impropriety, he doesn't have to lie. he can discredit the entire case, the entire office, and it doesn't have to be true, but he gets let's to do that with a bit more believability and not just this case, right? he wants to save the entire system is rigged against him. that affects every other case. he's up against. he will use this and fani willis's quote, unquote, unprofessionalism, her lapse in judgment judges words, he will use this to discredit all the cases around him. and i think her her actions, her decisions will have pretty big ramifications, not just legally for donald trump but politically in his favor. >> well, let me follow up with maria cardona marie, are you concerned the controversy around this case? as fundamentally damaged it in the eyes of t
cupp by the judge had scathing words for fani willis in this ruling. does this ultimately play into trump's hands? >> 100%. i mean, we know that trump doesn't have a problem lying about these cases. >> anyway. and >> those lies are dangerous. and his fans believe them. but when there's a hint of impropriety, he doesn't have to lie. he can discredit the entire case, the entire office, and it doesn't have to be true, but he gets let's to do that with a bit more believability and...
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willis and nathan wade testified truthfully and whether there was a financial benefit to fani willis, but the evidence came in in my view, in a very muddled sort of confused fashion. and it's going to come down to the judge's decision. the judges discretion which evidence does he believe? does he believe fani? willis and nathan wade? does he believe the other witnesses? does he how much credit does he give this cell records? that's a really exceedingly difficult call. you could see the judge today starting to wrestle with some of those issues. so he's going to go back into his chambers. he's going to spend two weeks trying to work it out and then he'll give us that decision and neither way would surprise me >> interesting, gloria, gloria borger versions with us as well, even if willis isn't disqualified in this case, the district attorney's office certainly seems to have suffered a bit right now, at least with the jury pool. >> don't forget. as laura was saying, she's an elected official and they've spent weeks going down a rabbit hole about whether she behaved in properly and hired
willis and nathan wade testified truthfully and whether there was a financial benefit to fani willis, but the evidence came in in my view, in a very muddled sort of confused fashion. and it's going to come down to the judge's decision. the judges discretion which evidence does he believe? does he believe fani? willis and nathan wade? does he believe the other witnesses? does he how much credit does he give this cell records? that's a really exceedingly difficult call. you could see the judge...
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and for fani willis, this is eyes on the prize. there is a mountain of evidence that donald trump and his coconspirators allegedly were involved in one of the most egregious in serious crimes. and american history, as they try to overturn and still in american election, that is the bottom line. and whenever this case gets tried and it probably won't happen, maybe it will, but democrats cannot focus on will perhaps this is going to be one of the things that brings down donald trump. no, we have to do that on our own. but whenever it happens, this is going to be something where donald trump, even if he gets elected, is not going to be able to make this go away. so i think at some point he is going to have to face the music for those very serious alleged crimes. and let's also keep in mind that even with the scathing commentary of this judge fani willis is a very popular da, where she is from. and with all due respect to his honor, i disagree and i know many many women disagree about his commentary on her testimony. they thought that
and for fani willis, this is eyes on the prize. there is a mountain of evidence that donald trump and his coconspirators allegedly were involved in one of the most egregious in serious crimes. and american history, as they try to overturn and still in american election, that is the bottom line. and whenever this case gets tried and it probably won't happen, maybe it will, but democrats cannot focus on will perhaps this is going to be one of the things that brings down donald trump. no, we have...
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he wrote this and i'm quoting him now, the fani willis lover, mr. nathan wade, esquire, as just resigned in disgrace. nathan with the special in more ways than one prosecutor engaged by fani pronounced fani willis to prosecute, to persecute trump for crooked joe biden and his department of injustice for purposes of election interference and living the life of the rich and famous so what do you make of this? >> well, this has just donald trump gloating, which is something i think we've come to expect in a way. his team did have a real victory, even though fani willis is staying on the case. this is going to delay the case for him and i think he's should be very happy about that. but this gives him an opportunity to continue to undermine the justice department. the way cases are conducted. and even though this is a state case, it's going to be important in the election because it's the state of georgia, which is a very important kaye state. and it's up for grabs and if he can continue to say that the district attorney, who's up for reelection in the s
he wrote this and i'm quoting him now, the fani willis lover, mr. nathan wade, esquire, as just resigned in disgrace. nathan with the special in more ways than one prosecutor engaged by fani pronounced fani willis to prosecute, to persecute trump for crooked joe biden and his department of injustice for purposes of election interference and living the life of the rich and famous so what do you make of this? >> well, this has just donald trump gloating, which is something i think we've...
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now, look, we have had a crash course and getting to know fani willis personally over the course of the last couple of months of watching her in her own hearings where where she's been a witness, but i don't think that anything in terms of the information that was presented to the judge needed to be argued by the district attorney or herself. and frankly, if in less crazy circumstances, then we're in right now the case would have been argued by someone underneath the district attorney's. i wouldn't read too much into that one important. >> it's interesting kaitlan, >> trump's trying to throw this case out out based on his first amendment rights. but this argument has failed multiple times before. how will that play into the judge's decision? here >> let's certainly something the judge is going to have to be considering because we're in such an unprecedented situation. duration. this is someone who was serving at the as the president at the time he was making these statements. he was a political candidate as well. and so his claims here are about the constitutional protections around his
now, look, we have had a crash course and getting to know fani willis personally over the course of the last couple of months of watching her in her own hearings where where she's been a witness, but i don't think that anything in terms of the information that was presented to the judge needed to be argued by the district attorney or herself. and frankly, if in less crazy circumstances, then we're in right now the case would have been argued by someone underneath the district attorney's. i...
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amy lee fani willis insists her case will proceed full steam ahead, even though there's still no official trial date on the calendar, do you buy that? >> i buy that she's going to continue ask for promotions hearing. she's going to continue pushing the case. she's going to continue moving forward with the work of our office. remember, she's the one or her office told the one that they just needed a 30 day runway to try this case. and if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. both >> i think the real wrench in the machine is going to be what the appeals court does with the certificate of immediate review >> if they grant >> review of the disqualification motion, that'll be a serious impediment to try the case before the election, you will watch it every step of the way. thanks. all of you for joining us. excellent analysis coming up. we'll have the latest on the baltimore bridge collapse. we have details. i knew efforts to clear the debris as federal investigators read the ship still tangled in the records play president biden's fundraiser with barack obama and bill clinton rings in
amy lee fani willis insists her case will proceed full steam ahead, even though there's still no official trial date on the calendar, do you buy that? >> i buy that she's going to continue ask for promotions hearing. she's going to continue pushing the case. she's going to continue moving forward with the work of our office. remember, she's the one or her office told the one that they just needed a 30 day runway to try this case. and if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. both...
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will fani willis stay or will she go? judge scott mcafee is expected to make this decision. one thing that we do know is that it won't come in the form of a hearing he will issue this ruling in writing. wealth, the gillen cia >> reporting frehse nic, thank you very much. let's dig deeper right now. laura coates is still with us and we're also joined by amy lee copeland, a criminal defense attorney, and former federal prosecutor. uluru. let me start with you. what are you expecting and what are the consequences of disqualification? for her? >> well, this was a self-imposed deadline by this jazz because he's aware of how much the nation is leaning in on whether she will remain the prosecutor. remember, it wouldn't just be her her entire office would be disqualified, meaning a new body, we have to step in and they're not beholden to decisions that she has made or even the grand jury indictment, it could go away, it could be reduced. defendants could be dismissed or otherwise, i look forward to that. i look ahead to that, but also the main issue this judge is going to be grappli
will fani willis stay or will she go? judge scott mcafee is expected to make this decision. one thing that we do know is that it won't come in the form of a hearing he will issue this ruling in writing. wealth, the gillen cia >> reporting frehse nic, thank you very much. let's dig deeper right now. laura coates is still with us and we're also joined by amy lee copeland, a criminal defense attorney, and former federal prosecutor. uluru. let me start with you. what are you expecting and...
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we're breaking down the first hearing since district attorney fani willis was allowed to stay on the case and why she was a no show today? also tonight federal investigators are back on board. the cargo ship that slammed into a baltimore bridge seeking answers as we're seeing the ship heading toward the deadly collision from a new angle. and the biden campaign is touting a historic $25 hall from a fundraiser tonight featuring former president's obama and clinton. president biden getting ready to attend the event as donald trump is also in new york trying to grab some of the spotlight and send a get tough message on crime. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, a urine the situation room we begin this hour with the criminal prosecution of donald hello, trump in georgia, moving forward after district attorney fani willis is successful battle to remain on the case, both sides now awaiting the judge's ruling on a new attempt by and the defense to make the charges go away cnn's nick valencia reports from atlanta >> tonight, donald trump's
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this is a bit of a bold timeline from fani willis. is this just wishful thinking that the case is going to continue as if nothing happened and actually get underway before november for his election >> yeah. well, i'm glad to be with you. i really think this is >> mostly just posturing by the da's office. so you'll remember that the judge early on before all the scandalous allegations came out, he had suggested that this trial was going to take many, many months and even the district attorney's office agreed with that, both through jury selection and the trial itself, listing dozens and dozens of witnesses that they would need to call and so i really believed that this is optimistic. i was a bold move, but at the same time, she knows that the court of appeals is going to be considering whether or not to have an expedited appeal or an interlocutory appeal still on the issue. the judge mcafee wrote on last week, and that was dealing with her disqualification and she also knows that she needs to change the narrative. and so this i believe
this is a bit of a bold timeline from fani willis. is this just wishful thinking that the case is going to continue as if nothing happened and actually get underway before november for his election >> yeah. well, i'm glad to be with you. i really think this is >> mostly just posturing by the da's office. so you'll remember that the judge early on before all the scandalous allegations came out, he had suggested that this trial was going to take many, many months and even the district...
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so what does it mean for the prosecution as district attorney, fani willis waits to learn if she's thrown off the case. also, this hour, president biden takes his battleground state toured a crucial wisconsin just hours after he and donald trump both clinch their party's nomination. >> i'll discuss the >> state of the race with an influential, an independent-min ded democrat, us senator joe manchin, and a bill that could ban the very popular social media app tiktok in the united states is heading to the us senate after overwhelmingly passing in the house we're tracking the legislation and the impact on 100 million tiktok users in this country welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, a urine the situation room first tonight, new questions surrounding the trump election subversion case in georgia. after the presiding judge threw out a total of six counts, including three. that's cited the former president's specifically let's go right to cnn's nick valencia is outside the courthouse in atlanta for us. what is this boot? move by the judge been
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do you expect judge mcafee to keep fani willis on this case? how do you see this part of the story playing out? >> yeah. well, >> that's an interesting question. so there are two different standards that judge mcafee is considering in that does she have an actual conflict or is there an appearance of impropriety from looking at the law actual conflict is really the standard to use. >> and that's good >> for the da because it's a harder and higher standard to meet was acting solely for our interests instead of her duty as a prosecutor. my thought is that judge mcafee will discuss very carefully, as michael noted, the two different competing lines of case law about appearance of impropriety and actual conflict and we'll find there is no actual conflict. >> we will find out presumably in the coming days to all of you. thank you very, very much. just ahead, president biden works to build momentum in a key battleground state. is he doing enough to win over skeptical members of his own party i'll ask democratic senator joe manchin, and we'll go live
do you expect judge mcafee to keep fani willis on this case? how do you see this part of the story playing out? >> yeah. well, >> that's an interesting question. so there are two different standards that judge mcafee is considering in that does she have an actual conflict or is there an appearance of impropriety from looking at the law actual conflict is really the standard to use. >> and that's good >> for the da because it's a harder and higher standard to meet was...
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of course we know the fani willis is fighting that wolff and says that she should be allowed to remain on the case. >> evan perez. thank you very much. i want to bring and see you in an anchor, kaitlan collins right now, caitlin, how much does trump struggled to come up with this bond? speak to the massive, massive cash crunch. he's now facing >> wolf, unless that appeals cord, this appeals court comes to save him. he could be in a real financial crisis and just the coming days he's alone. and i think what evan said there in his first part of his report is important that there are other options that trump has here, and that's what his team is exploring, whether that's going to a higher court or what this is going to look like, but they're also dealing with the reality here that they are having difficulty finding this that comes of course, after many of his attorneys were offering public once is that it was not going to be any kind of an issue for them and it kinda just speaks to the moment he's in right now overall, he just had to post about a $90 million bond in the e jean carroll cas
of course we know the fani willis is fighting that wolff and says that she should be allowed to remain on the case. >> evan perez. thank you very much. i want to bring and see you in an anchor, kaitlan collins right now, caitlin, how much does trump struggled to come up with this bond? speak to the massive, massive cash crunch. he's now facing >> wolf, unless that appeals cord, this appeals court comes to save him. he could be in a real financial crisis and just the coming days he's...
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willis to remain on the case. they're writing and i'm quoting now from those attorneys provided in a da willis with the option to simply remove wade confounds logic and is contrary to georgia law. and because de willis is disqualified, so too is our whole office. what do you make of that argument from trump's lawyers? >> well, first of all, there's a lot of unknown around this case, even the trial judge, judge mcafee says, i'm operating largely unmoored from precedent, meaning this is brand new territory. so this could go either way. i think trump's team makes reasonable arguments. it's always hard to win an appeal, but really the main two main arguments. first of all, they say judge, mcafee found that the da's public commentary, including the speech she made it a church was legally improper, yet trump's team says he failed to disqualify your felkel, do anything. and the second thing that they argue is there's at least in appearance of conflict here as the judge found, and that should be enough to throw the de off
willis to remain on the case. they're writing and i'm quoting now from those attorneys provided in a da willis with the option to simply remove wade confounds logic and is contrary to georgia law. and because de willis is disqualified, so too is our whole office. what do you make of that argument from trump's lawyers? >> well, first of all, there's a lot of unknown around this case, even the trial judge, judge mcafee says, i'm operating largely unmoored from precedent, meaning this is...
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willis to remain on the georgia election, subversion case. his lawyers are now arguing that willis's entire office should be disqualified, plus an in-depth look at the unfolding crisis at the busiest migrant crossing at the southern border where families, including children are living in makeshift camps and facing off in dire and dangerous conditions welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer a year in the situation room our top story, the sour the year long detention of wall street journal evan gershkovich jailed by russia while doing his job as a journalist. the wall street journal, leaving most of its front page blank today, two, honore gershkovich and mark, a year of what it calls his stolen stories, stolen joy and stolen memories. tonight, president biden is vowing to continue working every day to secure gershkovich's release. and the release of all barricades held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad adding and i'm floating now. we are with you and we will never stop working to bring you hom
willis to remain on the georgia election, subversion case. his lawyers are now arguing that willis's entire office should be disqualified, plus an in-depth look at the unfolding crisis at the busiest migrant crossing at the southern border where families, including children are living in makeshift camps and facing off in dire and dangerous conditions welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer a year in the situation room our top story, the sour the...