“Skipping out on the bill”

“He is not a well person”

Deadline: White House - “A disgraceful diversion”

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Tim Heaphy, Lisa Rubin, Reverend Al Sharpton, Molly Jong-Fast, Eric Lipton, Lisa Yasko, Luke Broadwater, David Jolly, Barbara McQuade, and Rose Gottemoeller.

“A disgraceful diversion”

happy Friday it's 4 o'clock in New York in a perfect world we wouldn't

actually start this show where we're going to start it today.

We have to begin our broadcast with the results of what amounts to a complete side show, a legal

circus, a spectacle, and a deliberate diversion, but here we are we are so first and foremost we should make clear

today's ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee was actually a victory for the

rule of law and for Fannie Willis herself.

In the matter of the DA's relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade,

either leave Wade behind or halt the prosecution of this case altogether.

Turned out to be a pretty easy choice for DA Willis to make a pointedly determined

Remember what she said when she announced the indictment.

The state's role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy.

Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those who believe that results of an election

are wrong, whether because of intentional wrongdoing or unintentional error to challenge those results in our state courts.

The indictment alleges that rather than abide by George's legal process for election challenges,

the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's

So nothing that happened today changed any of that, but all the same.

Late this afternoon, D. A. Fawny Willis accepted Nathan Wade's resignation, which

means the case will move forward as planned.

Drawing on years of experience as communications chief for President George W. Bush and senior advisor for the McCain-Palin campaign, Nicolle Wallace provides political insight and clarity on where the decision-makers stand on complex issues. Join her for analysis and discussion with the key newsmakers every weekday.

0:00.0	Hi there everyone happy
0:07.8	happy Friday it's 4 o'clock in New York in a perfect world we wouldn't
0:11.3	actually start this show where we're going to start it today.
0:14.0	We have to begin our broadcast with the results of what amounts to a complete side show, a legal
0:19.6	circus, a spectacle, and a deliberate diversion, but here we are we are so first and foremost we should make clear
0:25.2	today's ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee was actually a victory for the
0:31.3	rule of law and for Fannie Willis herself.
0:33.9	In the matter of the DA's relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade,
0:37.6	the judge's ultimatum amounted to this,
0:40.3	either leave Wade behind or halt the prosecution of this case altogether.
0:45.0	Turned out to be a pretty easy choice for DA Willis to make a pointedly determined
0:49.8	public figure.
0:50.8	Remember what she said when she announced the indictment.
0:55.0	The state's role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy.
1:02.2	Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those who believe that results of an election
1:09.0	are wrong, whether because of intentional wrongdoing or unintentional error to challenge those results in our state courts.
1:19.0	The indictment alleges that rather than abide by George's legal process for election challenges,
1:30.0	the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's
1:38.0	presidential election result.
1:41.0	So nothing that happened today changed any of that, but all the same.
1:45.5	Late this afternoon, D. A. Fawny Willis accepted Nathan Wade's resignation, which
1:49.8	means the case will move forward as planned.
	...

“A disgraceful diversion”

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