WaPo's Curious Cheering of Fani Willis' Dad

Accordingly, nothing I’ve seen in the bizarre soap opera emanating from the Fulton County district attorney’s office surprises me. Even Monica Hesse, who writes reliably left-liberal commentary for the Washington Post, felt obliged to call the testimony of the D.A. (Fani Willis) and the guy she dated, hired, and enriched (Nathan Wade) a “cringe-fest.” The Post’s Ruth Marcus concurred. I don’t see how anyone who watched the spectacle could do otherwise. ...

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Willis was scheduled to testify again on a second day, but her team decided she shouldn’t. However, Willis’ father, John Floyd, did.

I guess ridiculing the testimony of another black witness was a bridge too far for the Post. Thus, its reporting treats Floyd as a super-star.

Ed Morrissey

I didn't personally watch or listen to Floyd's testimony, but I'd consider it largely irrelevant. It doesn't matter whether Willis keeps large amounts of cash around the house; she can't substantiate that she reimbursed Wade for his travel expenses, of which there are extant records. I assume Judge McAfee was being indulgent to cut off any criticism of his eventual order removing her from the case, and Wade with her, if McAfee finds sufficient grounds for such an order. He basically gave Willis all the rope she needed to hang herself in her testimony ... or so it looks at the moment. 

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