Trump Prosecutor Hearing in Atlanta
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, seen here attending a hearing on the Georgia election interference case in March 2024, will face scrutiny in an upcoming appeals court hearing this October.
WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – The legal battle over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia continues as a state appeals court schedules arguments for October on whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. This development is likely to delay the trial until after the November 5 election.
The controversy centers on allegations that Willis’ past affair with a former top deputy, whom she had hired to assist with the investigation, compromises the integrity of the prosecution. Despite these claims, the judge overseeing the trial ruled in March that Willis could remain on the case.
Trump’s legal team has aggressively pursued this angle in an attempt to derail the case. This Georgia case is one of three ongoing criminal trials for Trump, all of which have faced various delays.
In a historic moment last week, Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. A New York City jury found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
The Georgia appeals court has yet to specify an exact date for the October hearing, though the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports it will be on October 4. Additionally, Willis is expected to challenge a lower court decision that dismissed several charges against Trump in the 2020 election subversion case, arguing that the indictment lacked sufficient detail to support those charges.
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