Georgia Appeals Court Schedules Hearing for Trump’s Attempt to Remove DA Willis from Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments in Donald Trump’s case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the ongoing election interference case, indicating that the criminal proceedings will not take place before the Nov. 5 election.
According to a report by Axios, the tentative date for the oral arguments was set for Oct. 4. The docketing of the case was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday.
Former President Donald Trump has been seeking delays in the four separate criminal indictments until after the November election against incumbent Joe Biden, making the timetable a win for him.
Trump wants Willis removed from the election interference case due to her romantic relationship and travels with a prosecutor she hired to assist in the case, Nathan Wade.
Despite Judge Scott McAfee’s criticism of Willis for a “tremendous lapse in judgment” in March, he allowed her to continue on the case after Wade withdrew. Trump argues that Willis still has a conflict of interest due to her relationship with Wade.
Willis has consistently denied the conflict of interest allegations, dismissing them as politically motivated.
The three judges selected to determine whether Willis should stay on Trump’s case are Todd Markle, Trenton Brown, and Benjamin Land.
Judge Scott McAfee decided on May 28 to grant co-defendant Harrison Floyd’s team more time to build their argument regarding the accuracy of the 2020 election results and to arrange for legal experts to testify. Floyd, a senior Trump campaign staffer, was among 19 individuals indicted last year in Fulton County.
McAfee will rule on whether Fulton County must comply with Floyd’s request for a recount of the 528,777 ballots cast in the county.
Trump and the other defendants were accused of attempting to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, where Biden won by fewer than 12,000 votes.
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