Former President Trump’s legal team has filed a motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from serving in the Georgia Court of Appeals.
“President Trump’s legal team has filed a response brief in the Georgia Court of Appeals that persuasively refutes the state’s arguments,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in a statement.
“This brief makes clear that District Attorney Willis should be disqualified and the case dismissed because the false, inflammatory and racist statements she made in her church speech were intended to increase public condemnation of the defendants and sow prejudice in the eyes of potential jurors. Such misconduct violates Georgia’s professional ethics rules, and therefore President Trump again calls for the removal and removal of District Attorney Willis from office.”
On December 5, a Georgia state court is scheduled to hear an appeal filed by Trump and his co-defendants that Willis was removed from the case because of an alleged “inappropriate” relationship with former special counsel Nathan Wade.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks after winning the 2024 Democratic primary in Buckhead, Georgia, on May 21, 2024. (Associated Press)
Willis filed a motion to dismiss the appeal in June, and the lower court They argued there was “no basis” to appeal Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s March ruling that allowed Willis to stay in the case, finding there was not enough evidence to support the allegation that Willis had a conflict of interest.
Trump’s lawyers called the motion a “last resort attempt to block appellate review.” [her] “Fraud”
Trump Indicted in August 2023 Willis, along with 18 co-defendants in a case that stemmed from a years-long criminal investigation led by Georgia prosecutors, accused them of plotting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election.
The charges include violating Georgia’s RICO statute, soliciting a public servant to violate his oath of office, conspiracy to impersonate a public servant, first-degree forgery conspiracy, conspiracy to make false statements and documents, conspiracy to submit false documents, first-degree forgery conspiracy and submitting false documents.
Since then, Willis has struggled to get around obstacles in his efforts to put Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, on trial ahead of the election.
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Former President Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump attend the closing ceremony of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 18, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six of the charges in March, saying the state had failed to plead sufficient detail on six counts of “solicitation of a public servant to violate his oath of office.”
In February, Michael Roman, a Republican activist and co-defendant in the case, made shocking accusations that Willis had an “inappropriate” relationship with Wade, whom he hired in November 2021 to help prosecute the case.
Other co-defendants made similar claims, alleging that she benefited financially from spending lavish holidays with him.
both Wade and Willis deny it The two had been romantically involved before Wade was hired and split the cost of the trips between them, Willis said, and paid Wade his share of the trip cost in cash.
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Former Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade in Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on March 1, 2024. (Alex Slits Pool/Getty Images)
After hearing evidence in February, McAfee ordered Wade should be fired to prevent Willis from being disqualified in President Trump’s election interference case.
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“[T]”The record he established highlights significant signs of misconduct affecting the current makeup of the prosecution team that must be eliminated by the state choosing one of two options,” he wrote, adding that Willis and her entire office could choose to recuse themselves or Wade could choose to withdraw from the case.
Wade subsequently resigned as special counsel.
In his order, McAfee also took issue with separate speeches given by Willis. Atlanta Church McAfee claimed in January that he and Wade were being scrutinized because of their race. McAfee said her racist comments about “playing the race card” were It was “legally inappropriate”“
Willis did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
