By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-19 16:26:04 | Updated at 2025-01-01 16:39:38
1 week ago
Appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump Georgia case
NBC News ^ | December 19, 2001 | Staff
Posted on 12/19/2024 7:53:11 AM PST by Red Badger
The court sided with several of Trump's co-defendants, who accused Willis of having a conflict of interest.
A Georgia appellate court Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and removed her from prosecuting Donald Trump and co-defendants in a case she brought over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The decision is likely to cripple the case and bring a halt to the efforts to try Trump and his allies for their efforts to overturn his loss. Federal prosecutors have already dropped Trump's federal criminal case related to the 2020 election in the wake of his winning the presidency.
"After carefully considering the trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office," the court said, referring to an earlier ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the case. Willis had been under scrutiny over her relationship with a special prosecutor on the case, Nathan Wade. Trump and other co-defendants had requested to have Willis removed from the case.
Trump's team and the DA's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The court did not go so far as to completely dismiss the case, and Georgia law allows for the case to be assigned to a different county prosecutor in the state. But legal experts have said that is likely to be a difficult task given the complicated, political and novel nature of the case brought by Willis.
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1 posted on 12/19/2024 7:53:11 AM PST by Red Badger
To: Red Badger
I am sure they will find another fat ugly angry bitch with a chip on her shoulder to take the case.
2 posted on 12/19/2024 7:55:05 AM PST by nwrep
To: Red Badger
If the makeup of that Georgia appeals court is mainly that of white in color, big Fani will be screaming racism in 3....2....1...
To: nwrep
4 posted on 12/19/2024 7:56:15 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
5 posted on 12/19/2024 7:56:58 AM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: Red Badger
Good to see that arrogant, smug, fat ass taken down.
6 posted on 12/19/2024 7:59:20 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
To: Red Badger
Time for Brian Kemp or the AG of Georgia to intervene for the state’s sake, if nothing else. Because Georgia is looking more & more like an incompetent backwoods mess.
To: Red Badger
C’mon, the only reason she was DQ’d is because she is black. Georgia is a racist state, dontcha know..
8 posted on 12/19/2024 8:00:25 AM PST by SGCOS (The COVID vaccines and boosters will kill you)
To: Red Badger
All this winning! I going to need a vacation.
9 posted on 12/19/2024 8:00:34 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Big Pharma, Big tech, Big Comms, Big Oil, Big Defense Contractor, Big Banks - BUST THE TRUSTS)
To: Red Badger
The decision is likely to cripple the case and bring a halt to the efforts
It's over, another one bites the dust. Leaving the Merchan case as the last to get overturned.
10 posted on 12/19/2024 8:01:46 AM PST by 1Old Pro
To: Red Badger
Fani Willis is such an ignorant individual. Politicans glory in eating, drinking, and having sex on the taxpayer dime, but she was too stupid to hide it.
11 posted on 12/19/2024 8:09:23 AM PST by odawg
To: Red Badger
"...trial court’s findings in its order, we conclude that it erred by failing to disqualify DA Willis and her office..."
Excellent. That at least raises the possibility that another jurisdiction's DA will be able to step in and throw out the entire case since they shouldn't be beholden to Fanni and her fanatics.
12 posted on 12/19/2024 8:12:56 AM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
To: Red Badger
13 posted on 12/19/2024 8:25:47 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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