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The Georgia Court of Appeals has temporarily frozen former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial proceedings while it considers his appeal aimed at disqualifying Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Trump’s team claimed that Willis should not handle the case due to her relationship with a senior prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
The pause in the trial, detailed by a one-page ruling issued on Wednesday, virtually ensures that the trial will not proceed before this year’s election. “The proceedings below in the Superior Court of Fulton County are hereby stayed pending the outcome of these appeals,” the court filing reads.
With oral arguments tentatively set for October, the trial is expected to be postponed until after the presidential election. Former President Trump, the presumed Republican nominee, aims to return to the White House and seeks to put his legal troubles on hold. A specific date for the trial had not been established.
Last August, Trump, along with 18 co-defendants, pleaded not guilty to charges to the comprehensive racketeering indictment tied to alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump vehemently criticized the district attorney’s investigation, labeling it as politically driven. The appeals court decided to hear the appeal from Trump and his co-defendants in May.
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There are liberals screaming and crying more about this then when they thought they had monkey pox.