It has been noted that on Wednesday, the Georgia Court of Appeals put a halt to former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial proceedings as it considers his appeal aimed at disqualifying Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis via Trending Politics News. Trump’s team has claimed that Willis should not handle the case due to her relationship with senior prosecutor, Nathan Wade.
The delay in the trial which is detailed by a one-page ruling issued on Wednesday, virtually ensures that the trial will not proceed before this year’s election. However, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig reckoned that the trial could be pushed even further.
Yesterday, the appeals court put the brakes on all court activities in Judge Scott McAfee’s courtroom, waiting to decide whether Willis should be kicked off the case. “What was surprising was yesterday’s announcement when the court of appeals said, ‘okay, trial court, while we’re taking this case over the next several months, everything stops down there,’” Honig explained. “Now that’s all paused.”
“There’s no way this case gets tried before the end of 2024, it may not get tried ever if Donald Trump and the other defendants win on this appeal,” he continued.
“The proceedings below in the Superior Court of Fulton County are hereby stayed pending the outcome of these appeals,” the court filing read on Wednesday. With oral arguments tentatively set for October, the trial is expected to be postponed until after the presidential election. A specific date for the trial had not been established. Trump, the presumed Republican nominee, aims to return to the White House and seeks to put his legal troubles on hold.
It was last August that Trump, along with 18 co-defendants, plead not guilty to charges to the comprehensive racketeering indictment tied to alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump vehemently criticized the district attorney’s investigation, labeling it as politically driven. The appeals court decided to hear the appeal from Trump and his co-defendants in May.
