On Friday, lawyers for former President Donald Trump and eight of his Georgia election meddling co-defendants sought a state appeals court to let them dispute a recent ruling that didn't disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from pursuing the case.
Trump and others applied after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee allowed them to appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals McAfee's decision not to disqualify Willis and her office and dismiss the charges in the broad racketeering case.
In a motion made by Trump co-defendant Michael Roman and adopted by Trump and others, Willis is accused of financially benefiting from her personal friendship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she appointed. The motion claimed Willis and Wade vacationed together while working on the lawsuit.
Willis and Wade denied guilt. They admitted to dating, but they said it started after his special prosecutor position and Willis didn't gain financially. McAfee found no conflict of interest but ordered Willis and her office or Wade to resign because to a “appearance of impropriety” earlier this month.
Wade resigned shortly after McAfee's ruling, but Sadow emphasized that the defense wanted more.
“Defendants argues 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,” Sadow stated.
Trump has pled not guilty to conspiring to change the 2020 state election results.
The appeals court has 45 days to determine whether to hear the case after receiving the request. McAfee will not stop the Georgia case while the appellate court decides the disqualification.
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