Speaking during the Friday, February 1 broadcast of CNN\u2019s \u201cAC360,\u201d which is normally hosted by CNN\u2019s Anderson Cooper, CNN Senior Legal Analyst and former prosecutor Elie Honig spoke out about the DA Fani Willis situation. He spoke about it to Jum Sciutto, who was filling in for Anderson Cooper as the program\u2019s host.<\/p>\n
In any case, Honig argued that it is time for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis needs to \u201cstep aside\u201d in her case against former President Donald Trump and 18 members of his 2020 campaign and legal teams. Particularly, Honig argued that DA Willis should recuse herself from the case for two reasons: her alleged conflict of interest due to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade and statements she made about the jury pool.<\/p>\n
Honig\u2019s comments on the matter came when the guest host, Jim Sciutto asked him if DA Willis should step down in the Trump RICO case. Sciutto asked, \u201cVery quickly on Fani Willis, should she recuse herself and step down after all this?\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding, Honig said that it is high time for DA Willis to do so, and that the judge might even force her to step aside given the circumstances. Beginning, Honig told Sciutto, \u201cAbsolutely. I think if she doesn\u2019t do it voluntarily, there\u2019s a good chance the judge forces her to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Continuing, Honig argued that DA Willis\u2019s court-filing response to the accusations was far from sufficient in answering the big questions about her conduct, not just about the nature of her relationship with Wade, one the filing terms a \u201cpersonal relationship,\u201d but more importantly the potential conflict of interest and jury pool issues.<\/p>\n
Speaking about that, Honig said, \u201cI read her response today. It doesn\u2019t, in my mind, answer the key questions, not about the relationship, it doesn\u2019t matter to me if they\u2019re having a romantic relationship or just some other relationship, but about the flow of money, the potential conflict of interest, and her, I believe, wildly improper statements that she\u2019s made publicly that are going to prejudice the jury pool here. I think she should step aside, and if she doesn\u2019t, I think there\u2019s a good chance the judge forces it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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