Ashleigh Merchant

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

You know, I don't know if I'm surprised or not. I mean, when they canceled the oral arguments,

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

I sort of was reading tea leaves and thinking well that's going to go well for us because normally they don't cancel oral arguments if they're going to rule against us so I thought that was probably a good thing um but you know it's one of those things you get an email with the docket notice saying you know with the opinion and you have no idea and you open it I mean it's just like Christmas when you know you didn't know Christmas was actually coming today um it's like

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.

The presence appeared under the tree and you didn't even know there was a tree that was happening today. So it's kind of surreal. You know, the impact of it, I don't think has quite hit me yet, but I'm very excited.

Yeah, definitely. So the Court of Appeals has said that they agreed with us that there was an appearance of impropriety and it was enough that Fannie Willis should not be on the case. So she and all of her deputies were disqualified. And so what that means practically is the case will be assigned to what's called PAC. It's the Prosecuting Attorneys Council.

Yeah, definitely. So the Court of Appeals has said that they agreed with us that there was an appearance of impropriety and it was enough that Fannie Willis should not be on the case. So she and all of her deputies were disqualified. And so what that means practically is the case will be assigned to what's called PAC. It's the Prosecuting Attorneys Council.

Yeah, definitely. So the Court of Appeals has said that they agreed with us that there was an appearance of impropriety and it was enough that Fannie Willis should not be on the case. So she and all of her deputies were disqualified. And so what that means practically is the case will be assigned to what's called PAC. It's the Prosecuting Attorneys Council.

And they'll be the ones that will review it. And I've said from day one, if we had an independent prosecutor, someone who wasn't financially or politically interested in the outcome of this case, it would never see the light of the day. It's not a case that would ever be brought. I mean, there's, you know, hardly probable cause. You could indict just about anything.

And they'll be the ones that will review it. And I've said from day one, if we had an independent prosecutor, someone who wasn't financially or politically interested in the outcome of this case, it would never see the light of the day. It's not a case that would ever be brought. I mean, there's, you know, hardly probable cause. You could indict just about anything.

And they'll be the ones that will review it. And I've said from day one, if we had an independent prosecutor, someone who wasn't financially or politically interested in the outcome of this case, it would never see the light of the day. It's not a case that would ever be brought. I mean, there's, you know, hardly probable cause. You could indict just about anything.

So you could find probable cause in just about anything. But I think if you had a neutral prosecutor looking at it, they're going to say, no way, this is ridiculous. We have other cases. This case is not, it doesn't rise to the level of a crime. You know, and we just don't think that this is where we should be prosecuting cases.

So you could find probable cause in just about anything. But I think if you had a neutral prosecutor looking at it, they're going to say, no way, this is ridiculous. We have other cases. This case is not, it doesn't rise to the level of a crime. You know, and we just don't think that this is where we should be prosecuting cases.

So you could find probable cause in just about anything. But I think if you had a neutral prosecutor looking at it, they're going to say, no way, this is ridiculous. We have other cases. This case is not, it doesn't rise to the level of a crime. You know, and we just don't think that this is where we should be prosecuting cases.

So I think that it will essentially die on the vine once it goes to an independent prosecutor. I don't think Fannie Willis is going to go away quietly, though. I've already got a notice of intent, just got it on email where she plans on appealing to the Supreme Court. So the question will be whether or not they even want to want to touch it. You know, it's a good opinion.

So I think that it will essentially die on the vine once it goes to an independent prosecutor. I don't think Fannie Willis is going to go away quietly, though. I've already got a notice of intent, just got it on email where she plans on appealing to the Supreme Court. So the question will be whether or not they even want to want to touch it. You know, it's a good opinion.