Fani Willis On Nathan Wade: 'We'll Be Friends Until The Day We Die'

At a hearing Thursday into whether Willis must be disqualified from the case, a defiant Willis took the stand to lambaste the accusations that she acted inappropriately and to tell her side of the story, arguing that any allegation of misconduct against her amounts to baseless character assassination. Willis had already acknowledged that she’s had a personal relationship with Nathan Wade, the special counsel she appointed to the case involving Trump, but she’s argued that their relationship doesn’t give rise to a legal conflict of interest.

For those who generally have faith in Willis, she was understandably enraged and gave a master class in how to defend oneself in a public setting. For others, her protestations were over the top. Even so, the fact that there was even a hearing into Willis and whether she has a financial conflict of interest in the case was a windfall for Trump. Obviously, it would be an enormous boon for him if Willis or the entire Fulton County district attorney’s office is disqualified. -- Allow me to explain which conclusion is accurate. If Willis really did give a "master class" in defending one's self, Willis would have returned to the courtroom today to continue testifying under the examination of her office's own attorneys. The fact that Willis decided against it -- or her office did -- makes it pretty clear that everyone realizes she made a master ass out of herself yesterday, and may well have opened herself up to criminal charges.

And yes, I'm quite sure Team Trump was delighted with yesterday's spectacle.

MSNBC: Fani Willis just gave Donald Trump exactly what he wants
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fani-willis-hearing-nathan-wade-rcna139001