Georgia Appeals Court Order Makes It Nearly Impossible for Fulton County Trump Verdict Before Election Day – One America News Network
OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
1:04 PM – Friday, July 19, 2024
A decision in the Fulton County election meddling lawsuit against former President Donald Trump prior to election day is all but impossible, due to an order issued late on Tuesday afternoon by the Georgia Court of Appeals.
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The order, shared by the lead counsel for former President Trump, approved petitions for oral arguments in an ongoing appeal by eight defendants in the case, including the former president, to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis removed from the case.
Most notably, those oral arguments were scheduled by the appeals court for December 5th, over a month after the presidential election.
Trial proceedings are halted until the Court of Appeals reaches a ruling.
During oral arguments, the appeal court will take up the co-defendants’ appeal of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s March decision, which resulted in the removal of special prosecutor Nathan Wade from the election interference case but left D.A. Willis in place.
The co-defendants contend that McAfee’s decision was insufficient and that Willis’s disqualification and the dismissal of the charges should have resulted from it. They also argue that an unlawful conflict of interest resulted from Willis and Wade’s romantic relationship.
However, according to McAfee, there was no conflict of interest arising from the circumstances under Georgia law. He continued, saying that the facts gave the prosecution team an “appearance of impropriety” that “infected” them.
Wade later chose to step down, which gave Willis permission to proceed with the case after the judge’s ultimatum declared that she must recuse herself from the case or remove the special prosecutor.
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