According to a NEWSMAX report, Georgia Judge Scott McAfee has granted Donald Trump and his eight co-defendants the right to appeal the decision to allow Fulton County DA Fani Willis to remain on Trump’s election interference case.
From NEWSMAX:
The ruling clears the way for Trump and others charged in the case to ask a state appeals court to consider whether Willis should be disqualified over a romantic relationship with a former deputy, Nathan Wade.
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Friday that Willis and her office could continue prosecuting the case as long as [special prosecutor Nathan Wade] withdrew, which he agreed to do. But McAfee said the relationship created an “appearance of impropriety.”
But the judge also rebuked Willis for her “tremendous” lapse in judgment and questioned the truthfulness of Wade’s and her testimony about the timing of their relationship.
Lawyers for Trump and the other defendants had said a failure to remove Willis could imperil any convictions and force a retrial if an appeals court later finds it was warranted.
Trump attorney Steve Sadow called the judge’s decision to allow the appeal “highly significant.”
“The defense is optimistic that appellate review will lead to the case being dismissed and the DA being disqualified,” Sadow said in an email to The Associated Press.
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BREAKING NEWS: A Georgia judge on Wednesday said former President Trump and several of his co-defendants in the state's criminal election interference case could appeal a ruling that allowed the lead prosecutor, Fani Willis, to remain on the case. MORE: https://t.co/NxrMeOzndP pic.twitter.com/ZrZOR3jQ0b
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