It looks like Fani Willis could have Trump's fake electors flipping in Georgia. (via Deadline: Legal Blog)
Specifically, there may be some flipping among the so-called fake electors — the people who signed false slates of electors for then-President Donald Trump during the 2020 election — and it’s leading Willis to try and get a state GOP-paid lawyer kicked off the matter.10 of the Georgia Republicans who sought to push Trump into office despite him losing to Joe Biden. According to afrom Willis on Tuesday, some of them have implicated another in criminal activity .
But wait. Why is Willis, the prosecutor, getting involved with defense representation? Don’t people have a right to their chosen lawyer if they’re informed about any potential conflict ? Yes, but not without exception. A lawyer needs to keep their client’s best interests in mind, which can be complicated when a lawyer represents multiple clients. When clients’ interests conflict, that can make it close to impossible for a lawyer to act on one client’s interests without negatively impacting another's. As Willis has framed the situation in her filing — which, again, Debrow contests — such a conflict appears to be a serious possibility here.
However the representation issue gets sorted out, the more important takeaway for now may be the possibility of potential flipping and immunity that have led the DA to take the step of seeking Debrow’s disqualification. So what does this mean for the timing of the Georgia investigation and potential charges? Remember, the
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