The Georgia Court of Appeals has canceled oral arguments for next month in President-elect Trump's request to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis (D) from prosecuting a criminal case.
Monday's one sentence command The Georgia Court of Appeals' statement canceling arguments on Dec. 5 “until further order of the court” includes no explanation, but comes less than two weeks after President Trump's White House victory. It was announced on .
Trump earlier this year obstructed criminal prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 Georgia election loss over Willis' relationship with Nathan Wade, the top prosecutor he hired to oversee the case. I started trying.
After a whirlwind trial earlier this year, a trial judge ruled that the case could proceed and that Willis could continue to oversee the prosecution as long as Wade resigned, and Wade resigned. did.
The appeals court was scheduled to hear arguments from Trump and eight co-defendants that Willis cannot oversee the prosecution.
Mr. Willis had previously indicted the former president and more than a dozen others on racketeering and other charges for their alleged involvement in a months-long illegal plot to overturn Mr. Trump's 2020 Georgia loss. is one of four criminal cases filed against the former president.
Trump's lawyers believe all criminal charges should be dropped now that Trump is president-elect, but lawyers in the Georgia case have not yet formally begun such efforts. Ta.
The appeals court could rule without hearing arguments, but agreed to suspend arguments at President Trump's request before the election.
The Hill has reached out to Willis' office and Trump's lawyers for comment.
Monday's revocation is the last of four criminal cases against Mr. Trump that were halted after his White House victory.
The court put on hold Special Counsel Jack Smith's appeal in the federal election interference case and the Florida documents case in the nation's capital. Smith is considering how to scale back the charges before Trump takes office and plans to provide an update by Dec. 2.
In New York, the judge overseeing Trump's hush-money criminal case temporarily put the case on hold until Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) recommends next steps by Tuesday. Court officials largely expect the verdict to be reversed next week.
