Appeals court halts Trump’s criminal proceedings in Georgia amid scrutiny of Fani Willis
"The order effectively confirms that Trump’s Georgia trial cannot occur before the election.
For Trump, it’s another vindication of his well-worn strategy to delay his criminal cases until after the election. If he prevails in November, he’s unlikely to face the Georgia case until 2029 — if at all — because many legal experts believe a state cannot constitutionally prosecute a sitting president. As president, Trump would also have the power to unravel the other two languishing criminal cases against him, both brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump and several codefendants have accused Willis of a conflict of interest that warrants her office’s removal from the case. They cited her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor, Nathan Wade, whom she hired to help lead the investigation. McAfee rejected the disqualification bid but forced Wade off the case and excoriated Willis’ judgment. Trump appealed McAfee’s decision allowing Willis and the rest of her office to remain on the case, leading to Wednesday’s formal stay by the appeals court.
Trump was convicted last week by a Manhattan jury of orchestrating a hush money scheme to silence porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign from telling her story of having had sex with Trump a decade earlier. He’s slated to face sentencing in July."
Appeals court halts Trump’s criminal proceedings in Georgia amid scrutiny of Fani Willis - POLITICO
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