Georgia judge says Willis's relationship 'could result' in disqualification from Trump case

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64% : Trump and other co-defendants later joined the efforts.
52% : "In my mind, as long as a lawyer has a heartbeat and a bar card," McAfee said, then that lawyer's appointment is a matter "within the district attorney's discretion."
34% : Willis and Wade have acknowledged a "personal relationship" but insist the relationship poses no professional conflict and that they were only friends when Wade was first hired to investigate Trump.
33% : "The efforts seeking Willis's disqualification began after Mike Roman, a Trump 2020 campaign operative who is charged alongside Trump, first brought the relationship to light last month.
20% : Trump and some of his co-defendants have criticized Wade for having a lack of experience handling complex criminal cases involving racketeering charges, also noting how he received hundreds of thousands of dollars for his work.
16% : At a Monday proceeding, Judge Scott McAfee vowed to move ahead with an evidentiary hearing on Thursday, where he will weigh accusations by Trump and some of his co-defendants that the relationship constitutes a conflict of interest.

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