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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday filed a notice of appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals formalizing his bid to overturn a court decision and disqualify Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis from the case against him.
Last week, the appeals court said it would hear the case raised by Trump and several co-defendants that Willis should be disqualified because she had an “improper” affair with special counsel Nathan Wade, whom she hired.
Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Cathy Latham and Michael Roman all filed their notices of appeal Monday in the case, joining former Georgia GOP head David Shafer in kicking off the briefing processes before the court.
President Trump’s lawyers filed the 45th president’s notice of appeal on Thursday. The Fulton County Superior Court Clerk now has to prepare the official record in this case and send it over to the Court of Appeals.
TRUMP CO-DEFENDANTS OFFICIALLY FILE NOTICES OF APPEAL TO KICK FANI WILLIS OFF GA CASE
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)
The earliest the Court of Appeals could hear this appeal would be August, and the latest would be Spring 2025.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Wade had to be removed in order to keep Willis from disqualification in the sweeping racketeering case against Trump.
Trump and several co-defendants alleged Willis and Wade were romantically involved prior to his hiring and that she financially benefited from the relationship. Both Willis and Wade denied those allegations.
Judge McAfee allowed the defense to appeal his ruling, and the appeals court announced last week that they will hear the defense’s case to still have Willis disqualified.
“President Trump looks forward to presenting interlocutory arguments to the Georgia Court of Appeals as to why the case should be…
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