Trump, co-defendants ask to appeal judge's decision not to remove DA Willis

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and seven co-defendants in the Fulton election interference case are asking a Superior Court judge for permission to appeal his recent decision that has kept District Attorney Fani Willis at the helm of the prosecution.

The defendants on Monday requested that Judge Scott McAfee grant a so-called “certificate of immediate review,” which would give them permission to appeal his ruling to the Georgia Court of Appeals before a trial begins.

On Friday, McAfee ruled that while Willis did not have a disqualifying conflict of interest, as Trump and others had argued, there was an appearance of a conflict that required her to make a choice. McAfee said Willis could either recuse herself and her office from the case or cut ties with Nathan Wade, her lead prosecutor and former lover. Within hours, Wade had tendered his resignation.

The defendants on Monday said that Wade’s resignation was “insufficient to cure the appearance of impropriety the Court has determined exists.”

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