Court Shields Warnock From Scrutiny in Messy Custody Battle – IOTW Report

Court Shields Warnock From Scrutiny in Messy Custody Battle

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A Georgia judge last month barred the public from attending a hearing in Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D., Ga.) custody dispute, a sign that the court will take steps to shield Warnock from media scrutiny in his increasingly messy domestic battle with his ex-wife.

Fulton Superior Court judge Shermela Williams, who was a registered Democrat before winning her seat in a nonpartisan 2020 judicial election, held the closed-door hearing on May 16 for Warnock and his ex-wife Oulèye Ndoye, a representative for the court told the Washington Free Beacon. Williams late last month also sealed an order in the case that detailed the former couple’s temporary custody agreement.

The judge’s decisions are a political victory for Warnock, who in an April joint filing with his ex-wife asked the court to seal the case, arguing the publicity could hurt his campaign for reelection. The custody case has been contentious, with Ndoye accusing Warnock of “harassing” her and neglecting their children and Warnock seeking to subpoena her college records.

In the April filing, Warnock said his opponents could use the “public records in order to gain some political advantage or gain,” as he fights to hold his seat in one of the most hotly contested races of the midterm elections.

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12 Comments on Court Shields Warnock From Scrutiny in Messy Custody Battle

  1. “…public records in order to gain some political advantage…” Yes, it’s the Obama Way, as I’m sure he’s aware.

    But really, does it matter? Warnock is going to be frauded back into office anyway.

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  2. “..Warnock said his opponents could use the “public records in order to gain some political advantage or gain,”’

    You mean like Obama did when he got the court sealed divorce records from someone in the Jack and Jeri Ryan divorce in order to get elected to the Senate?

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  3. LCD, I’m here in Georgia. Herschel Walker is by no means a shoo-in. This state has gone to hell in a hand-basket where elections are concerned. They keep telling me that my district, GA-6, is back to being a safe GOP seat, but I will believe it when I see it on election day.

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  4. ‘barred the public from attending a hearing’

    What right do the ‘voters’ have to know about their elected officials?
    It’s not like they “have standing” !

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