Former President Donald Trump and 15 others, including lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Ray Smith, and Bob Cheeley are facing charges in a Georgia election interference case.
Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the dismissed counts lacked sufficient detail and included allegations that defendants illegally urged Georgia elected officials to violate their oaths of office.
The appeal comes after an appeals court agreed to consider Fani Willis' disqualification challenge, which was brought about by her former romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
The Fulton County District Attorney's Office has announced its intention to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss six counts from the indictment.
The indictment against Trump and his co-defendants includes a racketeering conspiracy charge and allegations related to soliciting election fraud and making false statements.
Former President Donald Trump and 15 other individuals, including lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Ray Smith, and Bob Cheeley, are facing charges in a Georgia election interference case. The Fulton County District Attorney's Office has announced its intention to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss six counts from the indictment.
The dismissed counts included allegations that defendants illegally urged Georgia elected officials, including Secretary of State Brad Ralston and members of the General Assembly, to violate their oaths of office by convening a special session to appoint pro-Trump electors. Judge Scott McAfee ruled that these charges lacked sufficient detail.
The appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after an appeals court agreed to consider her disqualification challenge, which was brought about by her former romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The Georgia Court of Appeals is expected to hear arguments on this matter later in the year.
The indictment against Trump and his co-defendants includes a racketeering conspiracy charge, as well as allegations related to soliciting election fraud and making false statements. All defendants have pleaded not guilty.
The appeal of the dismissed counts is likely to further delay the trial in this closely watched case.
Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor in Donald Trump’s racketeering case, is appealing a judge’s decision to drop multiple charges against him and his co-defendants.
Fani Willis ex-staffer testified she was fired after blowing the whistle on Willis’ spending.
Trump’s legal team is appealing to remove Willis from the case due to allegations of an improper affair with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only mentions the dropped charges against Trump without mentioning that all charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence. The author also makes a statement about Willis' spending without providing any context or evidence.
> 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 in Atlanta.
> Willis won her primary election on Tuesday by a sweeping margin over her Democratic challenger.
> The prosecutor in former President Donald Trump’s racketeering case in Georgia is appealing a judge’s decision to drop multiple charges against the former commander in chief.
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is appealing a judge’s order that dismissed six counts from the election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and others.
Judge Scott McAfee dismissed these charges, stating they lacked sufficient detail.
The counts related to allegations that defendants illegally urged Georgia elected officials to violate their oaths of office by convening a special session of the Legislature to appoint pro-Trump electors.
Fani Willis, the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald J. Trump and 14 of his allies, announced an appeal of a judge’s decision to throw out six counts in the indictment.
The appeal creates a second set of issues that must be considered by the Georgia Court of Appeals before the case can go to trial.
Judge Scott McAfee quashed six charges in March for lacking sufficient detail, including allegations that Trump and others solicited public officials to break their oaths of office.
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The appeal leaves intact the state racketeering charge against all defendants.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss several counts in the Georgia election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump and several codefendants.
The move from Willis comes after an appeals court said it will consider whether she should be disqualified from prosecuting the case after McAfee said she could remain on the case.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and he and his co-defendants are pushing for Willis to be disqualified from the case. The Georgia Court of Appeals said earlier this month that it would consider the challenge to McAfee’s ruling, which allowed Willis to remain on the case if she removed the special prosecutor with whom she had engaged in a romantic relationship.
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Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that six charges in the 41-count indictment related to Trump and some co-defendants allegedly soliciting the violation of oath by a public officer lacked the required detail about what underlying crime the defendants were soliciting.
