OAN’s James Myers
12:30pm – Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has scored a major legal victory in the Georgia election fraud case.
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On Wednesday, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee granted President Trump the right to appeal a ruling by District Attorney Fani Willis (D-Ga.) that allowed the case to proceed.
This comes after Mr. Trump and seven other co-defendants asked that Mr. Willis be excused from the lawsuit. Trump did not have an automatic right to appeal before the trial began.
The defendants now have to wait to hear whether the Court of Appeals agrees to hear the case, effectively delaying the next trial date.
1 out of 45 peopleth The president’s lawyer, Steve Sadow, said Wednesday’s McAfee decision was “very important,” adding that he was hopeful the appeal would be successful.
“The defense is optimistic that as a result of the appeal, the case will be dismissed and the prosecutor will be disqualified,” he added.
In his decision, McAfee wrote, “The court considers that whether or not the motion is granted within 45 days of its filing, and even if any subsequent appeal is expedited by the appellate court, many other unrelated “We will continue to address pending pretrial motions.”
On the other hand, 45th The president and his co-defendants want to remove Ms. Willis and the rest of her team from the case because of her past romantic relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, but Mr. After allowing him to remain in office, he resigned from the incident. he got off.
Additionally, Trump and his remaining co-defendants want the entire case thrown out and the charges dropped completely. The Trump campaign claimed that the romance between Wade and Willis was a clear conflict of interest, which Willis adamantly denied.
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