Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants are appealing a judge\'s ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the election subversion case despite her previous relationship with the special prosecutor. The defense attorneys are seeking the disqualification of the entire Fulton County DA\'s office. The case involves criminal charges against Trump and 14 allies for attempting to reverse Georgia\'s 2020 presidential election result, including racketeering and conspiracy charges. They have pleaded not guilty.
Former President Donald Trump and seven co-defendants are seeking immediate appeal in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case to challenge the ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Judge Scott McAfee may grant permission for the appeal, with the Georgia Court of Appeals to decide. Despite findings of an appearance of impropriety, Willis can continue prosecuting, but her top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, was forced to resign due to his romantic relationship with Willis.
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgia\'s election interference case seek to appeal a judge\'s ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis due to her relationship with a special prosecutor. The judge found an appearance of impropriety but did not declare a conflict of interest. Republican Georgia State Sen. Bill Cowsert criticized Willis\'s credibility after the special prosecutor resigned, suggesting she should step down from the case. The case involves multiple criminal charges against Trump, with discussions on changing laws to address prosecutorial misconduct and a potential pretrial appeal by Trump\'s legal team.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stated that the prosecution against Donald Trump for election interference has not been delayed by allegations of a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor. Defense attorneys continue to challenge her handling of the case, with Trump facing four felony indictments for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Despite claims of impropriety, a Georgia judge allowed Willis to remain on the case. Willis defended her actions, stating that her reputation did not need to be reclaimed.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can proceed with the Georgia 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump despite arguments that the indictment should be dismissed based on First Amendment protection of Trump\'s political speech. Trump\'s attorney claims the indictment violates free speech rights. Willis aims to move the case forward after disqualification hearings due to her relationship with lead prosecutor. Trial date pending but hoped for before November election, with a previous request for August start.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, prosecuting Donald Trump and his associates for election theft, faces potential removal from the case due to allegations of a conflict of interest with a lawyer she hired. Republican Courtney Kramer and Democrat Christian Wise Smith are challenging Willis for her position. The primary on May 21 will determine the top two candidates for a runoff in November. Willis is defending her relationship with lawyer Nathan Wade in court, with the decision pending. If removed, the case could be delayed or dropped, impacting Trump\'s election fraud charges.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting the Georgia 2020 election interference case involving Donald Trump and 14 co-defendants, provided she severs the romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The ruling follows a two-month legal battle marred by personal revelations. While McAfee criticized the relationship as a \'tremendous lapse in judgment,\' Georgia law does not mandate disqualification for bad choices. The decision allows the case to move forward, despite the controversy surrounding the prosecutors\' personal lives.
A Georgia state Senate committee, mainly Republican, is investigating allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, regarding the 2020 Georgia election interference case. Defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant, representing one of Donald Trump\'s co-defendants, seeks Willis\'s removal. The committee aims to uncover improper behavior, financial irregularities, and potential violations of state laws, to strengthen legal guardrails. Democratic Sen Jason Esteves criticizes Republican colleagues for prolonging the issue, labeling the hearing as political. However, Willis denounces the scrutiny as a political game, reaffirming her dedication to justice.
ATLANTA (AP) After several days of extraordinary testimony, the judge in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump is set to hear arguments Friday over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the prosecution over a romantic relationship. Lawyers for Trump and other defendants in the election case argue Willis romance with a special prosecutor she hired creates a conflict of interest. They say Willis paid outside lawyer Nathan Wade large sums for his work and then improperly benefited when he paid for vacations for the two of them. Willis and Wade have acknowledged the relationship , which they said ended last summer, but they have argued it does not create any sort of conflict and has no bearing on the case. The pair said they didnt begin dating until the spring of 2022, after Wade was hired, and that they split travel expenses.
The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. is a pending criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, and 18 co-defendants. The prosecution alleges that Trump led a "criminal racketeering enterprise", in which he and all other defendants "knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome" of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Georgia. All defendants are charged with one count of violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, which has a penalty of five to twenty years in prison. The indictment comes in the context of Trump's broader effort to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. As of February 2024, it is one of four ongoing criminal indictments against Trump.Defendants are variously charged with forty additional counts from other allegations, including: Trump and co-defendants plotted to create pro-Trump slates of fake electors; Trump called the Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, asking him to "find 11,780 votes", which would have reversed his loss in the state by a single vote margin; and a small group of Trump allies in Coffee County illegally accessed voting systems attempting to find evidence of election fraud.A grand jury handed up the indictments on August 14, 2023, following an investigation launched in February 2021 by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis. Four defendants have pleaded guilty to some of the charges and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution, and the rest have pleaded not guilty. The case is set to be heard in the Fulton County Superior Court with judge Scott F. McAfee presiding. Another judge denied requests from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, former Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeffrey Clark, and three other defendants to have their cases removed to federal court.
A Georgia judge has dismissed six out of the 41 counts in the indictment against former President Donald Trump and his allies related to alleged election interference in Georgia. The dismissed counts focus on solicitation of elected officials to violate their oaths of office in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. The ruling by Judge Scott McAfee cited insufficient detail in the dismissed counts but upheld the racketeering charge. The possibility remains for prosecutors to seek a more detailed indictment on the rejected counts, including charges related to a phone call Trump made to Georgia\'s Secretary of State.
In February 2021, Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney Fani Willis launched a criminal investigation into alleged efforts by then-president Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the certified 2020 election victory of Democratic candidate Joe Biden and award the state's electoral college votes to Trump. A special grand jury recommended indictments in January 2023, followed by a grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 allies in August 2023. The charges include conspiracy, racketeering and other felonies.The investigation scope includes Trump pressuring Brad Raffensperger, the Republican Georgia Secretary of State, in a recorded phone call to "find" sufficient ballots for him to win the state. Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and others met with state legislators to provide specious allegations of election fraud to encourage the legislature to convene a special session to reconsider its certified electoral vote that found Biden had won. Sixteen Trump supporters convened to create fraudulent slates of Trump electors. Republican senator and ardent Trump supporter Lindsey Graham asked the secretary of state if he could discard legally-cast ballots.The investigation examines one facet of many attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, others of which are being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Smith special counsel investigation.
In a tense hearing in Atlanta, Terrence Bradley, a key witness, refused to confirm details about the romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Trump and his co-defendants seek to have Willis and her office removed from the case due to alleged improper benefits resulting from her hiring of Wade, who is accused of using case income for vacations with Willis. Willis and Wade insist their relationship began only after she hired him in November 2021, denying wrongdoing.
Fani Taifa Willis (née Floyd; , FAH-nee; born 1971) is an American attorney. She is the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, which contains most of Atlanta, serving since 2021. She is the first woman to hold the office. Willis investigated the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, which resulted in indictments against Donald Trump and 18 alleged co-conspirators on charges of racketeering and other crimes.
Donald Trump accused special prosecutor Nathan Wade of having a sexual relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, suggesting they had \'plenty\' of sex. This accusation is a central focus as a judge considers whether to disqualify Willis from the Georgia election interference case, potentially derailing the case against Trump. Trump made these claims at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later on social media platform Truth Social, alleging that Willis financially benefited from her relationship with Wade. Willis has denied these accusations in court.
MSNBC host Katy Tur slammed prosecutor Adam Abbate for his performance during a misconduct hearing for Fulton County DA Fani Willis. MSNBC host Katy Tur slammed Georgia prosecutor Adam Abbate on Friday for his performance on behalf of embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, asking if that was the \"best\" the county could do. A Georgia state judge heard closing arguments Friday on allegations that Willis\' romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade benefited her financially and should disqualify her from the election interference case against former President Trump. Abbate said efforts to remove Willis were tantamount to harassment. Multiple news outlets reported on Abbates halting speaking style during the course of the hearing.
Former President Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter after a gag order was imposed in his criminal trial in New York, barring him from speaking about the case. The gag order prohibits public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, and court staff but does not apply to remarks about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump accused Judge Merchan of trying to deprive him of his First Amendment rights and attacked Merchans daughter for using an image of Trump behind bars as a profile picture on social media.
Former President Donald Trump\'s hush money case faces a crucial hearing in New York as the judge considers a trial delay due to recent document disclosures. Trump is charged with falsifying business records related to payments to his lawyer to keep Stormy Daniels\' allegations quiet. The case has been postponed until mid-April, with Trump\'s lawyers seeking dismissal or a three-month delay. Prosecutors argue the disclosures are not significant. Trump\'s trial delay may impact his legal battles and political aspirations.
Nathan J. Wade is an American lawyer. He has worked as criminal defense lawyer and associate judge. In 2021, Fani Willis gave him a contract to work as a special prosecutor in the 2020 Georgia election investigation.
The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump is a pending criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. On March 30, 2023, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in a scandal relating to hush money payments made to the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, making him the first U.S. president to be indicted. Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in the first degree, carrying a maximum sentence of 136 years if Trump is convicted on all counts.Trump traveled from his residence in Florida to New York City on April 3, 2023 where he surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney's office on the afternoon of April 4. After his arraignment, he immediately returned to Florida. The trial was set for March 25, 2024.Throughout the investigation that led to the indictment, Trump accused district attorney Alvin Bragg—the case's prosecutor—of having political motivations. Months before he was indicted, Trump declared that he would run in the 2024 presidential election; neither the indictment nor any resulting conviction would disqualify his candidacy.
Harrison William Prescott Floyd III is a military veteran and politician. He was a senior campaign staffer on former President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign and is one of the 19 defendants indicted in 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia.
Voters in Georgia\'s State House District 125 near Augusta elected Columbia County Commissioner Gary Richardson to fill a vacancy left by former Rep. Barry Fleming, who became a judge. Richardson won about 60% of the vote, defeating conservative commentator C.J. Pearson. They will face off again in the May Republican primary. Richardson, a car wash owner, emphasized his public service experience, while Pearson, endorsed by hard-right conservatives, campaigned on a Trump-aligned platform. Pearson, opposed by Gov. Brian Kemp\'s organization, assisted Kemp\'s challenger in 2022.
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