Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants are seeking to appeal a ruling that allows the prosecutor in Georgia to keep their case. The legal battle stems from allegations of election interference and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump and his allies have consistently denied any wrongdoing, claiming that they are being unfairly targeted by politically motivated prosecutors. However, the courts have ruled against them, allowing the investigation to proceed.
The request was filed Monday after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Friday morning that Willis would be allowed to stay on the racketeering case she brought against Trump if Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she appointed to the case, resigned. Wade resigned that afternoon.
Attorneys for Trump and the co-defendants had accused both Willis and Wade of misconduct and alleged Willis was financially benefiting from a romantic relationship she'd had with Wade after the two took vacations together while working on the case. McAfee found no conflict of interest but said either Willis and her office or Wade had to step aside because of the "appearance of impropriety."
Sadow noted that McAfee’s ruling on Friday “found that Willis’ actions created an appearance of impropriety and an ‘odor of mendacity’ that lingers in this case, but it nonetheless refused to dismiss the case or disqualify her.”
McAfee ruled that Willis can continue to prosecute Trump and his co-defendants but forced the resignation of her top prosecutor on the case, Nathan Wade. McAfee concluded that if Willis stayed, Wade had to step down in order to dispel the “cloud of impropriety” created by their romantic relationship.
Wade, who has testified that his romantic relationship with Willis is over, resigned after the ruling was issued on Friday.
After more than two days of testimony by Willis, Wade, former friends of Willis and Wade, and Willis' father, Judge McAfee ruled on March 15 that although there did not appear to be an actual conflict of interest, either Willis would need to recuse herself and her entire team from the case, or Wade would need to step aside. Later that day, Wade submitted his resignation.
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