Crime & Safety
Trump Appeal Hearing To Remove GA D.A. Set Ahead Of Nov. 5 Election
A GA court is set to hear arguments in an effort to pull DA Fani Willis from an election subversion case against Donald Trump, per a report.
ATLANTA, GA — An appeal to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the controversial election subversion case against former President Donald Trump will be heard in October, per CNN.
The Georgia Court of Appeals will tentatively hear oral arguments on Oct. 4, weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, CNN reported. Judges Todd Markle, Trenton Brown and Benjamin Land will consider the appeal, the outlet reported.
Trump, a Republican, has been accused of trying to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, during which he lost the race to current Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump and 18 others were indicted on several charges in August 2023 after being accused of trying to overturn the election results in Georgia.
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee determined in March that top prosecutor Nathan Wade or Willis and her office should leave the case due to the appearance of impropriety relating to the pair's romantic relationship.
The judge said there was no "actual conflict" due to their relationship, which would have disqualified Willis. Wade ultimately resigned from the case.
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McAfee allowed Trump and the following co-defendants to appeal his ruling on Willis: former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former senior Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, attorney Robert Cheeley, former Trump campaign official Michael Roman, former Georgia GOP Chair David Shafer, former chairwoman of the Coffee County Republican Party Cathy Latham and Harrison Floyd III, a Trump supporter accused of harassing an election worker.
Trump was initially charged on suspicion of violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit forgery, two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, filing false documents and false statements and writings.
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However, McAfee quashed on March 13 six counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer against Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Cheeley and attorneys Ray Smith and John Eastman.
An official trial date has not been set for Trump.
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