Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis listens to closing arguments during her disqualification hearing March 1 in Atlanta. She was allowed to stay on the case if a special prosecutor she hired resigned.
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Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis listens to closing arguments during her disqualification hearing March 1 in Atlanta. She was allowed to stay on the case if a special prosecutor she hired resigned.
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ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals has granted oral arguments after former President Donald Trump appealed a decision allowing Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis to remain on the criminal case involving him that others.
The court’s decision likely further diminishes the chances that the Georgia election interference case will go to trial this year.
This spring, Fulton Judge Scott McAfee allowed Willis to stay on the case — if the special prosecutor she was romantically involved with resigned.
Trump and other defendants who were the first to raise conflict of interest allegations have appealed the decision.
The appeals court must now hear and rule on the issue within two terms, or about six months.
McAfee is unlikely to set a trial date before then, meaning the case will almost certainly remain unresolved before the November election.
Trump’s lawyer in Georgia praised the appeals court’s decision. The prosecutor’s office declined to comment.
Trump also faces federal charges for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and for mishandling classified documents. These two cases were also delayed.
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