A judge has granted past president Donald Trump’s request for an instant elegance of a choice denying Fani Willis ‘ dismissal.
Former President Donald Trump and seven other co-defendants have the right to challenge the judge’s decision to deny the expulsion of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ‘ elegance. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has granted past president Donald Trump’s ask for a certificate of quick overview.
President Trump and seven co-defendants may ask for an appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals, which has the authority to decide whether to accept or reject the case, under the certificate of immediate review filed on March 20 at the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia.
Besides Mr. Shafer, the other co- defendants who can appeal the judge’s disqualification ruling are Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Robert Cheeley, Michael Roman, Harrison Floyd, and Cathleen Latham.
They all joined the motion for a certificate of immediate review after the initial one to disqualify Ms. Willis.
The request for immediate review, filed on March 18 by Steve Sadow, attorney to President Trump, stems from Judge McAfee’s decision to allow Ms. Willis to remain on the high- profile case, in which the former president is accused of election interference.
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President Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the investigation a “witch hunt” intended to undermine his 2024 presidential bid.
Ms. Willis was accused of engaging in an “improper” romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade and benefitting from it financially. The two acknowledged their relationship, but they denied having any financial ties or conflicts of interest.
In a March 15 order, Judge McAfee claimed there was an ostensible implication of dishonesty but that no conflict of interest had been demonstrated.
He decided that excluding Ms. Willis from the case would n’t be the best way to deal with the appearance of impertinence, so he instead ordered Mr. Wade to leave.
Hours later, Mr. Wade resigned.
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In earlier testimony, Mr. Wade had acknowledged a romantic relationship with Ms. Willis but claimed that it had ended prior to the arrest for the election case.
Judge McAfee noted that Mr. Wade’s inconsistent answers under oath in his recent divorce case showed a willingness to” conceal” his relationship with Ms. Willis, and had opined that an “odor of mendacity” lingered on the prosecution team with Ms. Willis’s and Mr. Wade’s testimonies in his court.
The defendants argued that the removal of Mr. Wade was n’t sufficient given the seriousness of the appearance problem as the judge had described.
Judge McAfee had a 10-day window to decide whether to grant a review of his disqualification ruling.
Pretrial proceedings could technically be halted for up to 45 days while an appeals court decides whether to hear the case by allowing review.
Regardless of whether the petition is granted within 45 days of filing or if the appellate court expedites any subsequent appeal, Judge McAfee stated in his March 20 certificate of immediate review that the court intends to” continue to address the numerous unrelated pending pretrial motions.”
The trial is scheduled to last for about six months, with 15 defendants still present ( four of whom have accepted plea bargains ).
