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Trump bid to remove Fani Willis set for October: Appeals court

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mystery-ak:
Trump bid to remove Fani Willis set for October: Appeals court
By
Kaelan Deese
June 3, 2024 3:07 pm
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An effort by Donald Trump to secure a review of a Georgia judge’s order declining to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was scheduled on Monday for an oral argument in October, cementing the likelihood of no trial until after the election.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee declined to remove Willis from the case earlier this year after Trump and several of his co-defendants alleged there was a conflict of interest following revelations of a secret relationship between Willis and her hired special prosecutor, Nathan Wade. Now an appeals court will weigh the same question later this year, just one month before the high-stakes presidential election in November.

McAfee on March 15 declined to remove Willis under the condition that Wade resign as special prosecutor. He wrote that their relationship left an “odor of mendacity” in the case that needed to be handled by Wade’s departure.

The appeals court setting the hearing to weigh whether Willis can remain on the case just one month before the 2024 election marks a victory for the former president, who has challenged the validity of her case. However, McAfee will be allowed to move through pretrial motions and hearings while both parties await the state appellate court’s decision on whether Willis should be entirely removed from the case.

McAfee’s pretrial proceedings will continue so long as the appeals court does not enter a stay in the case. Still, the fact that the court won’t weigh on the disqualification effort until October means that the case isn’t going to trial before this appeal is resolved.

more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3026537/fani-willis-october-appeals-court/

PeteS in CA:
Trump wins big in Georgia after RICO case stalled

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wins-big-in-georgia-after-rico-case-stalled/ar-BB1nNQac


--- Quote ---Former President Donald Trump won big this week after the Georgia Court of Appeals halted a sweeping racketeering indictment against him in a case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The ruling means it will be nearly impossible for the case to head to trial before the November presidential election.

On Tuesday, the Georgia Court of Appeals scheduled its hearing to weigh an effort from Trump and seven other co-defendants' to disqualify Willis from trying her case against the former president over his alleged attempts to overturn the Peach State's 2020 election results. That hearing is set for early October.

One day later, the appeals court said the case will be on hold until a panel of judges rules on whether Willis should be disqualified, and a decision is expected by March 2025, though it could rule sooner.
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My emphasis. The additional ruling also freezes action on other motions in the case, not just actions by Willis and her minions.

DefiantMassRINO:
I gotta say, Trump is a greater escape artist than Harry Houdini.

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