Glenn Kirschner: Fani Willis Had Every Right To Be Angry at the Hearing

GEIST: “So, Glenn, Joyce is right. We got deep, deep in the weeds about ‘How much cash did you pay for this dinner a couple of years ago?’ and D.A. Willis was saying, ‘I don’t remember, I don’t keep receipts.’ She said she keeps large amounts of cash at homes and often pays her way in cash, splitting the bill with Mr. Wade on these dates. So you kind of got mired in all these details. But to pull way back, what did you see yesterday? What were the stakes? And did you see anything that would get rid of this case, that would push it down to someone else who may not take it up?
KIRSCHNER: “You know, Willie, as is always the case, I agree with Joyce. This is going nowhere. It will very soon be yesterday’s news because there is no conflict, financial or otherwise. There’s nothing that I saw in the testimony thus far, recognizing additional witnesses will testify today and the hearing is expected to go into next week. But I have seen nothing that has inured to the detriment of any defendant in the case, so I don’t think the defense will be able to carry the burden. What I do think is what we saw yesterday is a tribute to the value of cameras in the courtroom. Because as you watched D.A. Willis testify, I would be hard-pressed to believe that anything she said was a misrepresentation, was inaccurate, or was untruthful. She was angry and she had every right to be angry. She was holding up public court filings that she contended contained all sorts of lies. And once they go out into the public square, people are going to believe those lies. She was hot, but she had every right to the hot. She remained respectful, but forceful, and I don’t think this hearing will win the defense any relief whatsoever.”