The Georgia Court of Appeals has set a date for arguments on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is competent to continue presiding in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
In early May, the Georgia Court of Appeals announced it would review Willis’ conflict of interest in remaining on the case.
The former president and several of his co-defendants have been trying to have Willis removed from the case because of her previous romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, another prosecutor who was working on the case.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Nathan Wade (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
October 4, 2024 set The Georgia Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments in the case, according to CBS News, a date confirmed to the outlet by Steve Sadow, Trump’s lawyer for the Georgia case.
We look forward to arguing before Judges Brown, Markel and Rand why this case should be dismissed and why Fulton County District Attorney Willis should be disqualified for what the Court finds to be “falsely alleged” misconduct in violation of Georgia’s Rules of Professional Ethics.
Trump filed a motion to remove Willis from the case in March. The former president’s motion came days after Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Willis could remain in the case if Wade resigned.
In his ruling, Judge McAfee found that Willis’s previous romantic relationship with Wade did not create a “real conflict” that would have required Willis to be removed from the case.
Hours after the judge’s ruling, Wade recused himself from the case.
Trump was originally charged with 13 criminal counts, but three of those were dropped and he now faces 10 felony charges in the Georgia election interference case, along with 18 co-defendants.
