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>> A judge threw out six counts of Trump's election interference indictment in the state of Georgia yesterday. What do you make of the ruling about Fani Willis? Do you think she'll be removed from the Trump case? >> Well, I don't think the judge has any choice here. It's pretty obvious that this is not only improper, but it creates a serious conflict of interest prohibited by the cannons of ethics. So I think in the end, he's gonna have to remove her, but the action yesterday dismissing the six charges, that was the right move. These were always legally unsound because petitioning government officials to take action by itself is not a crime. In fact, it's a protected right under the First Amendment. Trump and others were demanding that Georgia officials re-examine the count, challenge the electors. Well, guess what? That's exactly what Democrats did four years earlier and it was permissible under the electoral count act. It's okay for them to do it, but when Trump does it, it's a crime. >> So you really believe, the judge said, I guess the deadline is Monday. You really believe from what you saw. Logic says that they were flat out lying, they've been contradicted. But you really think there's a very small chance that the judge will rule, even though you believe like most of us believe that they were lying. Do you believe the judge will still try to find a way to keep them on the case? >> Well, he has several options here. He could refer the matter to one of the special commissions in Georgia. He could refer the matter to the Bar Association, but keep them on the case. Or he could decide, you're disqualified because of the appearance of a conflict and impropriety. If that happens under the rules of procedure in Georgia as well as Georgia law, the entire case has to be removed from the Fulton County District Attorney's Office. What happens then? It goes to a prosecutor's committee that then decides, do we hand this off to a different county? And I think if they do that, fresh prosecutorial eyes will take a look at this and they'll say, wait a minute here, this isn't a racketeering case, the evidence doesn't support that. So we'll just have to wait and see, I mean, I think the decision is gonna happen today or tomorrow. >> Wow, that's that fast. Greg, thank you very much for getting up early with us today. >> Thanks, Greg. >> My pleasure.

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