The court had ordered a stay in the case pending the outcome of the appeal.
The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 -- one month after the November presidential election.
The court had ordered a stay in the case pending the outcome of the appeal, which means the new hearing date pushes the case past the November election.
The appeal from Trump and his co-defendants seeks to overturn a lower court's ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case after she was found to have had a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who resigned as part of the judge's order.
Willis has asked the court to dismiss Trump's appeal on multiple grounds, including claiming there is a "lack of sufficient evidence" to support a reversal of the lower court's ruling.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Mar. 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Trump and 18 others pleaded not guilty last August to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia. Four defendants subsequently took plea deals in exchange for agreeing to testify against other defendants.
The former president has denied all charges and has criticized the district attorney's investigation as being politically motivated.
lt_Matthew on July 17th, 2024 at 14:05 UTC »
"we'll see if he's eligible to run after he wins, because we're not trying to see if he's eligible to be elected"
Vicvictorw on July 17th, 2024 at 13:42 UTC »
The goalposts continue to move along at breakneck pace.
"We can't charge him as a sitting president! He has to leave office first! This has to be decided at the ballot box!" (Loses, incites insurrection) "We can't charge him when he leaves office! This is for a jury to decide!" (Jury decides) "That doesn't count! This has to be decided at the ballot box!"
BoosterRead78 on July 17th, 2024 at 13:13 UTC »
Trump got everything he wanted. Sure, people keep saying there is still sentencing in September in New York, but it will be largely curtailed now with everything. Especially since it was delayed to deal with what he did and did not do "officially" when he was in office. To quote a famous saying: "The man is kissed by the devil themselves."