Fulton County hearing: Trump case hangs in balance as judge mulls DA Willis’ disqualification

DA Fani Willis’s office on Tuesday urged the judge to reject the disqualification effort against her, arguing in a filing that Trump and his co-defendants failed to meet the “high” standard required by law to disqualify an elected district attorney. Willis’ office, in the filing, told the judge the law requires him to find a “high standard of proof” that he has an actual conflict of interest or that he is engaged in forensic misconduct — which he says he did not do. She urged the judge to reject the arguments from Trump and others that the judge could disqualify…

Goon Squad member gets 17.5 years; defense attorney paints him as whistleblower

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A third member of the Rankin County Goon Squad has been sentenced. On Wednesday, US District Judge Tom Lee sentenced Daniel Opdyke to 210 months in the custody of the US Bureau of Prisons. Opdyke is one of six former Rankin County law enforcement officers who have pleaded guilty to sexually and physically abusing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker on the night of January 24, 2023, and attempted to cover it up after Jenkins was shot in the face. The sentence represented the maximum allowed under federal guidelines. He is expected to serve the time…