“The judge may find that the State was not truthful in its testimony and that its conduct in defending against disqualification is an independent basis to remove them,” Atlanta-based defense attorney Andrew Fleischman told the DCNF.

Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer during the George W. Bush administration, said a district attorney who lies under oath “shouldn’t be trying” any case before the court. ...

“There’s really no way to prove or disprove that,” he told the DCNF. “So if their testimony about the starting date of the affair is a lie, then the judge is well within his rights to disbelieve all of their testimony. And if that’s the case, then the evidence is that Fani Willis was personally enriched by virtue of hiring her boyfriend and paying him with taxpayer dollars.”

If he finds their testimony is false, Holloway said the judge will “have no choice but to take some action.” This could include holding them in contempt, referring them to the state bar for disciplinary proceedings or referring them to another prosecutor’s office for possible charges.