News Addicts By Hunter Fielding
On Monday, lawyers for President Donald Trump filed a motion with the Georgia Court of Appeals seeking the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case.
They argue that Willis has committed a “severe violation” of the state’s legal standards.
In a reply brief, the former president’s team wrote that Trump was “aggrieved by Willis’ church speech,” referring to comments she made in January that suggested there was a racial animus at play when a co-defendant filed a motion to have her disqualified over a relationship she had with her then-special prosecutor.
The legal team argued that her speech was “a severe violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.”
They claimed that her remarks at the church were intended to sway public opinion against Trump and the other co-defendants, potentially influencing future jurors. Based on this argument, they believe Willis should be removed from the case.
“Pretermitting fairness, President Trump was injured by Willis’ … speech because national and local media outlets broadcast and reported Willis’ claim as an attack against the defense,” the filing said…
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