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The Counsel

Note from Elie: Why Fani Willis Should Stand Down

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie’s Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everyone, Ellie here, wishing you a very happy Friday after yet another very eventful week in legal news. Now, I understand that

0:39.7

most of you who listen to this podcast certainly enjoy what I have to say or find it interesting,

0:44.9

but also usually, not always, but usually tend to agree with me. I suspect this one's going to

0:50.7

garner a good amount of disagreement. Whatever you think, agree or disagree,

0:55.1

I'm really interested to hear what you make of my argument. I've made a sort of aggressive and

0:59.9

unusual argument here. I think it's well supported, though, but I really would love to hear

1:03.9

back from you all. So please send me your thoughts to Letters at Cafe.com.

1:32.4

If and really when Jack Smith charges Donald Trump for his effort to steal the 2020 election, Fonnie Willis should stand down.

1:34.9

I know, I know I can hear the objections.

1:41.0

Why should Willis, the elected Democratic Party district attorney for Fulton County, why should she step aside?

1:44.7

Doesn't she have the right and the duty to vindicate violations of state law?

1:49.7

Why does Trump deserve a break? And for those who want to see Trump toppled and perhaps locked up,

1:55.2

the more charges the merrier, right? Not necessarily. Despite the initial rush that yet another indictment might provide, and that would be the fourth for those keeping track, a decision by Willis

2:00.0

to forego a Georgia state-level

2:01.9

Trump indictment is ultimately in the best interests of prosecutors collectively and in protecting

2:07.2

the legitimacy of the rapidly unfolding prosecutions of the former president.

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