General Discussion

he's white but because he is the target of honest people wanting justice, not a criminal demanding retribution. You can't compare the two.

Willis and Wade should have known that Trump and his lawyers would probably find out and blow it up. Had they mentioned up front of their relationship, it would have been a no brainer. But by letting Trump expose it, they look bad. I never said what they did was bad but looking like you are hiding something means that the other side can have a field day putting the worst light on the topic at the worst possible time. Obfuscation is an oft used Trump tool. All he wants or needs to do is to cast doubt and get one doubtful juror to look at the prosecutor instead of the evidence.

When Clarence the Clown was being vetted, his accuser, Anita Hill brought up his sexual harassment. What hurt her testimony, IMHO, was the fact that after she worked for him and he harassed her, he had changed jobs and then she followed him. Had her reasoning been explained up front, it might have made a big difference but coming out later made her testimony somewhat suspect and some people reserved judgement. The same with Willis and Wade. You know you have a private relationship with another person on the team and it will likely come out. Clear the air up front or your opposition will crucify you if they find out. That's something so many political figures just don't get.

Had they even brought it to the attention of the judge up front that this might be an impediment, he would have judged it to be unimportant or might have told them to break it off until the trial was over to avoid a potential conflict of interest or an impediment. In any case, it would no longer have been an issue Trump could use.