Hearing canceled on whether Ga. DA can stay on Trump case
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Georgia Court of Appeals has canceled an hearing regarding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ potential future involvement in the election interference indictment involving now President-elect Donald Trump and several of his GOP allies.
The hearing, which was to be an oral argument, was set for Dec. 5. The Georgia Court of Appeals was set to hear arguments on whether Willis should be dismissed from the case.
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In August 2023, Willis handed down a historic series of indictments against the 45th and soon-to-be 47th U.S. president, accusing him and 17 of his GOP allies — including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
The call and potential decision to remove Willis came after a now-acknowledged romantic relationship between her and Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she hired to assist in her investigation, brought the case to a screeching halt.
On the heels of her own reelection, Willis told Atlanta News First she planned to push ahead on the charges against Trump and his co-defendants.
The Georgia Constitution requires the appeals court to render a decision by the end of the following term that a case is docketed.
The election interference case is docketed for the August term, which would require the court to make a decision on removing Willis by March 31, 2025.
The Georgia Court of Appeals put a stay on all proceedings in the election interference case in June — meaning all matters in the case were put on hold until the court ruled on matters it was currently hearing, which is Willis’ potential removal.
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