Judge Scott McAfee made a surprising ruling on Wednesday allowing Donald Trump and eight other Republican co-defendants to appeal McAfee’s decision to let Fani Willis oversee her case against Trump, despite possible conflicts of interest.
“The order being challenged is not a final decision, and the State has informed the Court that it has followed the order,” McAfee indicated. wroteSo, unless an appellate court directs otherwise, the suspension of the order will only apply to the order being appealed.
On Friday, McAfee had declared that Willis could keep prosecuting the former president and other Republican co-defendants, as long as special prosecutor Nathan Wade withdrew from the case. This decision came even though McAfee acknowledged that Willis and Wade’s romantic relationship and Willis paying Wade using taxpayer dollars may create an appearance of impropriety. ruled withdrew from the case on Friday afternoon.
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In a ruling issued on Wednesday, McAfee stated that the defendants’ motions to dismiss and disqualify Willis is so critical to the case that immediate review is necessary. He also clarified that he will continue to handle other unrelated pending pretrial motions related to the case, even if the petition is expedited by the appellate court.
A pretrial motion Co-defendant Michael Roman filed a pretrial motion on Jan. 8 seeking to disqualify Willis from the case. Roman is one of the 19 Republicans whom Willis’s office indicted in August for contesting Georgia’s 2020 election results. The motion aimed to have the charges against Roman dropped on several grounds, including Willis’ romantic relationship with Wade, whom she appointed to assist with the prosecution. indicted alleged
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