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 âsevere violationâ of the stateâs legal standards.
In a reply brief, the former presidentâs team wrote that Trump was âaggrieved by Willisâ church speech,â 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 âa severe violation of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct.â
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.
âPretermitting fairness, President Trump was injured by Willisâ ⊠speech because national and local media outlets broadcast and reported Willisâ claim as an attack against the defense,â the filing said…
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