Former President Trump and eight co-defendants have appealed a court order that kept embattled Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis on a sweeping election interference case, arguing she “should have been disqualified” for having an “improper” affair with a subordinate whom she hired.
In a petition to the Georgia Court of Appeals, Trump and co-defendants argued a court order demanding Willis to remove special prosecutor Nathan Wade or withdraw from the case didn’t go far enough and that she should have been disqualified.
Shortly after Judge Scott McAfee issued his ultimatum earlier this month, Wade resigned from his post, leaving Willis to continue leading the case.
“Defendants argued in the trial court that the indictment should have been dismissed and, at a minimum, DA Willis and her office should have been disqualified from prosecuting the case,” Steve Sadow, counsel for Trump, said in a statement Friday.
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“While the trial court factually found DA Willis’s out-of-court statements were improper and Defendants proved an apparent conflict of interest, the trial court erred as a matter of law by not requiring dismissal and DA Willis’ disqualification. This legal error requires the Court’s immediate review,” the document states.
Trump and his co-defendants accused Willis of having an “improper” affair with Wade prior to his hiring in 2021 and that she financially benefited from his position as special counsel. Willis and Wade…
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