Washington, DC [US], The Georgia Appeals Court has put former US President Donald Trump's election interference case on hold as it considers his appeal to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D), but guaranteed That the case will not be prosecuted. Ahead of this year's US presidential election, The Hill reported.
The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a one-page decision Wednesday that put the case on hold until the resolution of appeals by Trump and some of his co-defendants seeking to remove Willis from prosecution over her ties to a top prosecutor. I went.
However, oral arguments are tentatively scheduled for October, meaning the case will not proceed to trial until after the presidential election, where Trump is the Republican Party's presumptive nominee and is attempting to regain the White House and wrap up his cases. Hoping to do. ,
Additionally, according to The Hill, a trial date had not yet been chosen.The appeals court's decision to stay the proceedings comes as it is considering whether Willis should be removed from prosecuting the case because of his ties to a top prosecutor who was also working on the case.
As The Hill reports, the relationship between Willis and then-special prosecutor Nathan Wade was put on full display during a series of hearings, where both of them took the stand to defend their past relationship.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade resigned, which he did.
Furthermore, both prosecutors said that their relationship was not inappropriate.
Trump and several co-defendants said the Georgia judge's ruling was unfair and asked the appeals court to consider the case.However, Trump's attorney Steve Sadow declined to comment, The Hill reported.
Specifically, Trump and several allies are accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. The former President has declared himself innocent.
Ashley Merchant, the attorney for 2020 Trump campaign operative Michael Roman, who initially alleged that Willis and Wade's relationship was a "conflict of interest" and claimed he lied about it when it began, appealed in a statement. Praised the court's decision.
"We are pleased that the appeals court agrees with us that this issue is so important to this entire case that it decided to prevent the case from moving forward in the trial court until the issue arises that Willis should be removed from the case." A decision can be taken whether it is needed or not,” the trader said.
Merchant said, "Mr. Roman is innocent and we hope this abuse of the justice system will finally end when a disinterested prosecutor takes over the case."
The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a one-page decision Wednesday that put the case on hold until the resolution of appeals by Trump and some of his co-defendants seeking to remove Willis from prosecution over her ties to a top prosecutor. I went.
However, oral arguments are tentatively scheduled for October, meaning the case will not proceed to trial until after the presidential election, where Trump is the Republican Party's presumptive nominee and is attempting to regain the White House and wrap up his cases. Hoping to do. ,
Additionally, according to The Hill, a trial date had not yet been chosen.The appeals court's decision to stay the proceedings comes as it is considering whether Willis should be removed from prosecuting the case because of his ties to a top prosecutor who was also working on the case.
As The Hill reports, the relationship between Willis and then-special prosecutor Nathan Wade was put on full display during a series of hearings, where both of them took the stand to defend their past relationship.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade resigned, which he did.
Furthermore, both prosecutors said that their relationship was not inappropriate.
Trump and several co-defendants said the Georgia judge's ruling was unfair and asked the appeals court to consider the case.However, Trump's attorney Steve Sadow declined to comment, The Hill reported.
Specifically, Trump and several allies are accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. The former President has declared himself innocent.
Ashley Merchant, the attorney for 2020 Trump campaign operative Michael Roman, who initially alleged that Willis and Wade's relationship was a "conflict of interest" and claimed he lied about it when it began, appealed in a statement. Praised the court's decision.
"We are pleased that the appeals court agrees with us that this issue is so important to this entire case that it decided to prevent the case from moving forward in the trial court until the issue arises that Willis should be removed from the case." A decision can be taken whether it is needed or not,” the trader said.
Merchant said, "Mr. Roman is innocent and we hope this abuse of the justice system will finally end when a disinterested prosecutor takes over the case."
