Trump attorney counters bid by Georgia DA to stay on case – WRDW
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Former President Donald Trump’s legal counsel in the Peach State has issued a response to a motion filed by Fulton County’s top prosecutor fighting an appeal to disqualify her from prosecuting the nation’s 45th commander-in-chief and his GOP allies in an alleged attempt to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election.
Steve Sadow, Trump’s Georgia legal counsel, said the former president is opposed to the “state’s meritless motion to dismiss the interlocutory appeal.”
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The appeal is to consider removing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump and 18 co-defendants in the Georgia case. Willis filed a motion to dismiss the appeal in mid-June, arguing it should be dissolved “due to the lack of sufficient evidence.”
“The Georgia Court of Appeals granted us the right to appeal after due and proper consideration. The state’s ‘Hail Mary’ motion is an obvious attempt to stop appellate review of DA Willis’ misconduct. We are optimistic that the court will deny the motion and proceed to favorably decide the appeal on the merits,” Sadow said in a statement.
The push to remove Willis from the case came after an explosive court filing brought to light the district attorney’s relationship with now-former special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
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Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in March found that no conflict of interest existed that should force Willis off the case — if Wade were taken off the case. However, McAfee granted a request from Trump and the other defendants to seek an appeal of his ruling.
While motions and responses have continuously been filed and made in the case, the Georgia Court of Appeals previously put a stay on all proceedings in the case. That means all hearings, arguments and other matters are on hold until the court rules on things it is currently hearing — which includes whether Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting the case.
Trump and 18 others were indicted in August 2023 by Willis and her office for an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State.
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