The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump in an election interference case.
Although the court did not completely dismiss the charges against Trump, Willis and the assistant prosecutors in her office currently have “no authority to proceed.”
“After carefully considering the results of the trial court's order, we conclude that it erred in not disqualifying Attorney Willis and his office,” the filing states. “The remedies created by trial courts to prevent ongoing fraud give prosecutor Willis broad pretrial discretion in who to indict and what charges to bring. It does nothing to address the manifestations of wrongdoing that existed during the period in which it was exercised.
The court stated that, “Although an appearance of fraud is generally not sufficient to support disqualification, this is a rare case in which disqualification is required, and other measures are needed to restore public confidence in the integrity of these procedures.'' “The relief measures are not sufficient.''
“Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's denial of appellant's motion to disqualify Attorney Willis and his office,” the filing states. “We have concluded that the elected district attorney is completely disqualified from this case, and therefore, “assistant district attorneys—whose sole authority to prosecute the case is subject to the constitutional authority of the appointed district attorney.'' ,” the filing states.
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“The whole incident is a disgrace to justice,” President Trump said in an exclusive interview with FOX News Digital.
“This case was started by the Biden Justice Department as an attack on his political opponent, Donald Trump, and they used anyone and everyone to disqualify her, disqualify her boyfriend, and defund her,” he said. I stole it and went on a trip.”
President Trump told Fox News Digital that the case “should not go any further.”
President Trump told Fox News Digital: “There's no way that these corrupt people could lead a case and then let someone else take over the case.” “It was a corruption case, so how could it be passed on to someone else?”
Referring to Willis' case, President Trump said, “This case was fraudulently started by an incompetent prosecutor, and this case must be thrown out.'' She received millions of dollars through her boyfriend, and then… “I've always been on cruises,” he said. her relationship with Nathan Wade, a former prosecutor on her team;
“Therefore, this incident is completely over,” Trump said. “Everyone deserves an apology, including the great patriots who have been involved in this problem over the years.”
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